Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, the late Chief of Army Staff, and six other senior military officers who died in the Beachcraft 350 aircraft that crashed at the Kaduna International Airport yesterday will be buried today in Abuja.
Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, who said this in release indicated that the remains of the fallen men will be interred at the National Military Cemetery, Abuja.
The burial will be preceded by prayers that will hold simultaneously at the National Mosque and National Christian Centre, Abuja.
He said: “The burial proceedings of the Chief of Army Staff, Late Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and six other senior officers who lost their lives in an air mishap in Kaduna is slated for today Saturday, May 22, 221.
“It will commence at the National Mosque and National Christian Centre, Abuja by 1000hrs respectively.
“Consequently, the internment for the late COAS and six other senior officers will take place at the National Military Cemetery, Abuja today by 1300hrs.”
List of the personnel who died following the sad incident:
- Lt. Gen. Attahiru
- Brig. Gen. Abdulkadir (the principal general staff officer to the COAS)
- Brig. Gen. Olayinka
- Brig. Gen. Kuliya (the directorate of military intelligence)
- Maj. LA Hayat
- Maj. Hamza
- SGT Umar
Crew
- FLT LT Asaniyi
- Flt LT Olufade
- SGT Adesanya
- ACM Oyedepo