The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has described as shocking and sad the death of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, and seven other officers.
They died in a plane crash on Friday evening in Kaduna.
Gbajabiamila in a statement said that the death of the Army Chief was unfortunate coming at a time that the Nigerian military was finding solutions to the security challenges in the country.
He said that ”since taken over from the former Army Chief, Tukur Buratai, that Attahiru had shown a lot of commitment in tackling the security situation in the country.”
Gbajabiamila added that he had a few meetings with Attahiru in search of solutions to the security challenges. According to him the late Army Chief came across as a core professional officer.
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The Speaker said ”the Nigerian military, especially the Nigeria Army, has lost a dedicated and committed senior officer whose services to fatherland will be sorely missed.”
He sent his condolences to President Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigerian military, and the Attahiru family over the loss. He prayed for the repose of the souls of Attahiru and the seven others.