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Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff, 11 others died in air crash

Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Ibrahim Attahiru

Fear gripped residents of communities near the Kaduna International Airport on Friday as a military plane suspected to be conveying military officers including the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, has crashed in the evening in the area.

According to locals, the I’ll fated plane had exploded and got burnt completely when it touched the ground.

“All the crew members and passengers numbering 12 died in the crash,” a source at the airport told journalists in Kaduna.

According to the source ” the crew lost control of the aircraft due to sudden change of weather before the evening rain in Kaduna.”

The heavy rain on Friday evening in Kaduna, could not allow reporters to visit the scene of the crash.

Director Army Public Relations ,Mohammed Yerima  Brigadier General later confirmed the incident by announcing through Nigeria Army official twitter handle @HQNigerianArmy

 

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Adewale Adenrele

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