Kaduna state govt. mourns COAS, other plane crash casualties

The Kaduna State Government said it received with immense sadness news of the death of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru and other senior military officers in a plane crash which occurred in Kaduna on Friday evening.

In a statement by Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, Governor Nasir el-Rufai said that Lt Gen. Attahiru was a shining star whose sudden death had robbed Nigeria of an officer striving to bring new drive to secure the country against terrorists and other threats to national security.

The Governor said the news of General Attahiru’s death had left him deeply shaken, with a sense of great personal loss, coming so soon after his appointment had brought immense pride and a sense of hope to the people of Kaduna State.

Governor el-Rufai, on behalf of the Government and People of Kaduna State, has extended his condolences to President Muhammadu Buhari, all branches of the military, especially the Nigerian Army, and the family of General Attahiru, as well as the families of all the officers who lost their lives in this national tragedy.

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He prayed to Allah to forgive their shortcomings and grant them eternal rest, and comfort their families “as the nation grapples with this colossal and very painful loss.”