Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd) has described the death of Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and other senior officers in a military plane crash in Kaduna on Friday as a great loss to the country.
Marwa, who sent his condolence message from Vienna, Austria, where he is attending a meeting of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, recalled his recent meeting with Attahiru, saying that he was impressed with the late Army Chief’s plans for tackling the security challenges confronting the country.
He lamented that the nation would miss Attahiru and the other gallant officers who died in active service.
He said: “I recall my recent meeting with him at the Army Headquarters where I was impressed with his patriotism and plans for tackling the myriad of security challenges facing our country.
“This is a great loss for Nigeria. Our condolences go to his family, the Nigerian Army and also to the families of the other gallant officers and men in his entourage as well as the flight crew who died in the crash. May their souls Rest In Peace.”
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