The Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru has died in an air crash today along side his ADC, and other top military officers while on an official trip to Kaduna.
This crash happened when a military Beachcraft 350 aircraft they were travelling in crashed at the Kaduna International Airport on Friday. The ill-fated aircraft crashed at the airport’s runway at about 6 pm. Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria, Akin Olateru, confirmed that 8 persons died onboard.
