By Dada Ahmed
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep sadness over the air crash that claimed the life of Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and other military officers.
Buhari, therefore condoled with the families of the deceased, the military, and Nigerians in general, describing the victims of the accident 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.”
In a statement signed by Femi Adesina,his Special Adviser on (Media and Publicity in Abuja on Friday,the President pledged that the departed would not die in vain.
The Reporters recalls that the helicopter carrying Attahiru and other military officers crashed in Kaduna on Friday in what some sources attributed to bad weather as a result of heavy rainfall in the area.
