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Gen Attahiru: ‘8 souls on board, unfortunately all dead’ – Fani-Kayode on plane crash

Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister has strongly frowned at the death of the Chief of Army Staff, General Ibrahim Attahiru.

Fani-Kayode said Attahiru’s death as a monumental tragedy to Nigeria.

Attahiru died in an air crash on Friday.

He was aboard a military aircraft on an official trip in Kaduna.

Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria, Akin Olateru, confirmed that the eight souls died onboard.

“Beachcraft 350. 8 souls on board. Unfortunately all dead,” Olateru wrote in a WhatsApp note.

Reacting, the former minister, in a tweet wrote: “The Chief of Army Staff of the Nigerian Armed Forces, General Attahiru Ibrahim, has been killed in an air crash together with a number of his officers and aides.

“This is a monumental tragedy and a big blow to our nation. May their souls rest in peace & may God help Nigeria.”

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