Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has described the
death of Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru and others as a dark
day for Nigeria.
The Beechcraft 350 plane crashed on Friday in Kaduna,
killing Attahiru and 10 others.
Reacting to the sad news, Atiku said it was in deed a dark
day, saying that the loss of the COAS and others sent rude shock across
Nigeria.
He sympathized with President Muhammadu Buhari and the
Nigerian Army over the death of the officers.
“It is a dark day for the nation. The loss of COAS Major
Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and others today sends a rude shock across Nigeria and
our friends worldwide.
“I sympathise with the Commander-in-Chief and our armed
forces on this sad development. May the Attahiru family and other affected
families be comforted, and their memories be a blessing,” he tweeted.
Attahiru and the aides were going to Kaduna, ostensibly to
attend tomorrow’s passing out parade of soldiers from the Nigerian Army Depot
in Zaria.
The aircraft, with registration number, 5N-R203 was billed
to land at the Nigerian Airforce Base in Mando area.
But it was diverted to land at the Kaduna airport, amid
heavy rainfall.
On landing, the plane exploded and burned, leaving occupants
no chance to survive.
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