President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the air crash that claimed the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and other military officers.
Buhari in a statement signed by Femi Adesina, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, condoled with families of the deceased, the military, and Nigerians in general.
The President described 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 said 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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President Buhari, therefore, pledged that the departed would not die in vain.
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