President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock and sorry over the plane crash that claimed the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and 10 other military officers.
Bihari in a statement signed by Femi Adesina, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity on Friday also condoled with families of the deceased, the military, and Nigerians in general, describing them as “heroes who paid the ultimate price for peace and security in the land.”
While praying that God receives the souls of the patriots, the President says the crash “is one mortal blow to our underbelly, at a time our armed forces are poised to end the security challenges facing the country.”
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The President pledged that the departed would not die in vain.
