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President Muhammadu Buhari expressed shock over Army chief Ibrahim Attahiru’s death and other military officers, pledging that ‘the departed would not die in vain.’
In a statement published by his Special Adviser Femi Adesina, President Buhari said he is deeply saddened over the air crash that claimed the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and other military officers.
The President has condoled with the 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.’
The President said 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.’
Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and the other military officers died in a plane crash on Friday on an official visit to the northern state of Kaduna.
