Chief Of Army Staff, General Ibrahim Attahiru, Others Die In Plane Crash

Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru has died in a plane crash while on an official trip to Kaduna.

The Nigerian Air Force confirmed the development in a statement made available to newsmen.

The statement signed by Edward Gabkwet, the forceโ€™s Director of Public Relations and Information reads;

โ€œAn air crash involving a @NigAirForce aircraft occurred this evening near the Kaduna International Airport. The immediate cause of the crash is still being ascertained. More details to follow soon,โ€

According to sources, General Attahiru and other 7 top ranking Nigerian military officials perished in the crash.

He was born on 10th August, 1966 in Doka, Kaduna North Local Government Area, Kaduna State. Attahiru was a member of Regular Course 35 of the Nigerian Defence Academy with service number 8406.

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