President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed severe shock and sadness over the air crash that claimed the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and other military officers.
In a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, made available to Channel Network Afrique (CNA), President Buhari 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 for God to receive the souls of the patriots, 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.”
The President however, pledged that the departed would not die in vain.
