Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru has been killed in a plane crash.
According to reports, Attahiru and seven other military chiefs were on the Military Beachcraft 350 aircraft before it crashed somewhere in Kaduna.
The Nigerian Air Force has confirmed in a statement that there was an accident involving one of its aircraft in Kaduna but did not go into details.
“An air crash involving a @NigAirForce aircraft occurred this evening near the Kaduna International Airport. The immediate cause of the crash is still being ascertained. More details to follow soon,” the statement signed by Edward Gabkwet, the force’s Director of Public Relations and Information read.
An air crash involving a @NigAirForce aircraft occurred this evening near the Kaduna International Airport. The immediate cause of the crash is still being ascertained. More details to follow soon.
Edward Gabkwet
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
21/5/21 pic.twitter.com/N01V2M6qUc— Nigerian Air Force (@NigAirForce) May 21, 2021
What you should know about military crashes
Not less than 17 military officers have lost their lives in the last three months in three crashes involving Nigerian Air Force jets.
On Sunday, February 21, 2021, seven NAF officers died onboard a Beechcraft KingAir B350i aircraft when the jet crashed in Abuja.
Also, on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said an Alpha-Jet aircraft involved in the anti-terror war against Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province lost radar contact in Borno State.
Two officers were onboard the missing jet which was later declared crashed and the whereabouts of the two airmen unknown till date.
All enemy of Yoruba agitator will die one after the other
how can u possibly wish death on another, did you for a second consider the fact that he is a father to someone??? its sad we still have these kind of thinking in a world that has so much going on at the time, imagine if everyone you have offended wished you death…..
he orderd shoot -at-sight on the innocent people, are they not Fathers, Mothers Brothers, Sisters and children of people????????????
May his gentle soul rest in peace.
may his soul rest in peace
Sounds like a coup to me!
Every soul must die,rip tahir
may he soul rest in peace
God will destroy the wicked military one after another
REST IN PEACE
Why all this problems in our nation we must be truthful with our selves May Allah bless and help us.
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Why we don’t love the common people people’s lives with insecurities, food problem s, kidnapping condition, scarcity of money, unemployment, herdman killing, political problem and you high people wanted to start petroleum problem are we in war or slavery nation
May your soul rest in parfect peace
Rip
May the Lord accept them, and help the Leaving.
May the Lord accept them, and help the Leaving.
Res in peace
THE MUST WICKED MUST DIE.
Woe for INSECURITY to say is security! = Caused by Our PRETENDERS & CRIMINALS as “LEADERS”? : Woe to such evil planners that are doing evils in order to get blood money, Woe to those who hides under the umbrella of religion, tribalism or politics in order to kill/or cheat the masses or the innocent souls. Woe to such evil hearts that can’t repent & seek God pardons! = O mighty God protects us against them & expose them, O Lord guide us to the right path & scatter them, O God make us to be among those who will inherent paradise and destroy them in this world & disgrace them on the day of requitals, amin/ amen. A.I.Bako
Good morning. Please, what the names of the other Military Officers, who died with The Army Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, in the plane crash? Please, We need to know