Former President Goodluck Jonathan Mourns Death of General Attahiru, Others
- Nigerians nationwide have continued to mourn the death of military personnel who recently died in a plane crash
- Ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan, reacted to the sad incident
- The crash that killed the officers came as a shock to many Nigerians
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A former president, Goodluck Jonathan, has described the plane crash that killed the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and other military personnel as a national tragedy.
Jonathan in a statement via Facebook on Saturday, May 22, said the victims were patriots who died in the service to the nation.
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The ex-president also expressed his condolences to the families of all the bereaved and prayed for God to strengthen them.
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Meanwhile, prominent Nigerians have mourned the death of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Ibrahim Attahiru and other military personnel who died in a plane crash.
A former Nigerian vice president, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday referred to Attahiru's death as constituting a dark day for the entire nation.
The PDP chieftain said the tragedy sent a rude shock to Nigerians and all its allies across the world.
On his part, the outspoken former senator from Kaduna, Shehu Sani, has described what happened as a national tragedy.
Also, the minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, was saddened by the sudden demise of COAS alongside other military personnel.
In another news, the Nigerian Defence Headquarters has opened up on the cause of the plane crash that resulted in the death of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 other officers on Friday, May 21.
According to Onyema Nwachukwu, defence spokesman, although the incident is still being investigated, the crash occurred after the aircraft landed at the Kaduna International Airport following bad weather conditions.
However, Nwachukwu via the DHQ's verified Twitter page disclosed that General Lucky Irabor, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) has directed that an Accident Investigation Board be constituted to ascertain remote and immediate causes of the tragedy.
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