A 3-day has been held for the repose of the soul of the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 other officers in Abuja on Monday.
They died in the ill fated Beach Craft King Air 350 crash at Kaduna International airport on May 21, 2021.
Conducting the prayers, the Director Islamic Affairs Nigerian Army and the Chief Imam, Brigadier General Shehu Mustapha prayed to God to forgive the shortcomings of the departed souls and grant them eternal rest in Aljannah Firdaus as well as console their families, friends and colleagues.
Fielding questions from newsmen after the prayers, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor urged members of the Armed Forces to remain steadfast in the discharge of their constitutional roles, adding that the death of the COAS and others would not be in vain.
Dignitaries that graced the occasion include the Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi (Rtd) Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, Chairman Senate Committee on Army Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, former Minister of Interior and one time COAS, Lieutenant General Abdulrahman Dambazau and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Ishiaku Amao.
Others were a former Governor of Adamawa State and one time Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Murtala Nyako, Chairman/CEO NDLEA Brig Gen Mohammed Buba Marwa (Rtd), Principal Staff Officers from Defence, Army and sister Services Headquarters, top government functionaries as well as members of Defence and Police Officers Wives Association and members of the Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association among several others.