What Jonathan Told President Buhari On Death Of COAS Attahiru
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has reached out to President Muhammadu Buhari over the demise of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru alongside nine other military officers.
Lt. General Attahiru and nine other officers were lost to Yesterday, May 21, 2021 military plane crash.
The aircraft crash occurred at the Kaduna International Airport.
A statement by Ex-president Jonathan condoling his successor as well as families of the deceased officers reads…
I extend my condolences to the Commander-in-Chief, President Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerian Armed Forces and the families of Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, the late Chief of Army Staff and other military officers who died on Friday in an air crash in Kaduna State.
The death of these officers is a national tragedy, as the victims were patriots who died with their boots on, in our collective quest for peace and security.
May God console the families of all the bereaved and restore unto them strength and peace.
- GEJ
