President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant Ibrahim Attahiru and other victims of the military plane crash in Kaduna.
He says they paid the ultimate price for peace and security in Nigeria.
The late Army Chief was killed after a military Beachcraft 350 aircraft crashed at the Kaduna International Airport, claiming all eight souls on-board
Buhari said he is saddened over the loss of the army chief and other military officers.
He pledged that their death would not be in vain, condoling with the families of the deceased, the military, and Nigerians in general.
His spokesman, Femi Adesina’s statement read, “President Muhammadu Buhari is deeply saddened over the air crash that claimed the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and other military officers.
“The President condoles with families of the deceased, the military, and Nigerians in general, describing them as “heroes who paid the ultimate price for peace and security in the land.”
“While praying that God receives the souls of the patriots, the President says the crash “is one mortal blow to our underbelly, at a time our armed forces are poised to end the security challenges facing the country.
The President pledged that the departed would not die in vain.
Buhari described the military officers as “heroes who paid the ultimate price for peace and security in the land.”
He also noted that the crash “is one mortal blow to our underbelly, at a time our armed forces are poised to end the security challenges facing the country.”
President Buhari, according to the statement, pledged that the departed would not die in vain.
General Attahiru was born on August 10, 1966 and joined the military in 1984.
He rose through the rank to become the 21st Chief of Army Staff of the Nigerian Army.
Before his appointment as the Chief of Army Staff, he had commanded Operation Lafiya Dole between May 2017 to December 2017.
He was a graduate of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji and Nigerian Army School of Infantry.
He commenced cadet training in January 1984 and was commissioned into the rank of Second Lieutenant in December 1986 as an Infantry Officer.
He held a Masters degree in Strategic Management and Policy Studies from the Nigerian Defence Academy.
Others honours he acquired include a Masters of Science in Human Resources Management and Development from Salford University in the United Kingdom and Graduate Diploma in International Studies from the University of Nairobi, Kenya.