Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister has reacted to
the death of the Chief of Army Staff, General Ibrahim Attahiru.
Fani-Kayode described Attahiru’s death as a monumental
tragedy to Nigeria.
Attahiru died in an air crash on Friday.
He was aboard a military aircraft on an official trip in
Kaduna.
It was gathered that Attahiru died with his aides in a
plane crash.
It was learnt that the ill-fated aircraft crashed at the
airport’s runway about 6 pm.
Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the Accident
Investigation Bureau, Nigeria, Akin Olateru, confirmed that the eight souls
died onboard.
“Beachcraft 350. 8 souls on board. Unfortunately all dead,”
Olateru wrote in a WhatsApp note.
Reacting, the former minister, in a tweet wrote: “The Chief
of Army Staff of the Nigerian Armed Forces, General Attahiru Ibrahim, has been
killed in an air crash together with a number of his officers and aides.
“This is a monumental tragedy and a big blow to our nation.
May their souls rest in peace & may God help Nigeria.”
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