Ibrahim Attahiru death: President Buhari reacts, expresses shock over death of Chief of Army Staff (COAS)

President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the death of Ibrahim Attahiru, who was killed earlier today in a plane crash.

Nigerian Air Force confirmed one of its aircraft crashed on Friday near Kaduna International Airport.
“The immediate cause of the crash is still being ascertained,” Air Force spokesman Edward Gabkwet said.

The plane was the third military jet operated by the Nigerian Air Force to crash this year.

See President Buhari’s reaction to the crash below;

PRESIDENT BUHARI EXPRESSES SHOCK, SORROW OVER THE DEATH OF LT. GEN ATTAHIRU, OTHERS

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.