President Muhammadu Buhari is deeply saddened over the air crash that claimed the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and other military officers. A total of 11 people died in the aeronautical disaster which occurred in Kaduna state. 

In a statement, Buhari said the crash "was one mortal blow to our underbelly, at a time our armed forces are poised to end the security challenges facing the country"The Nigerian Army has said details of the crash would be announced in due course. 

See the list of the personnel who died following the sad incident: 1. Lt Gen Attahiru 2. Brig Gen Abdulkadir (the principal general staff officer to the COAS) ,3. Brig Gen Olayinka 4. Brig Gen Kuliya ( the directorate of military intelligence) 5. Maj LA Hayat 6. Maj Hamza 7. SGT Umar ,  Crew 8. FLT LT Asaniyi 9. Flt LT Olufade, 10. SGT Adesanya 11. ACM Oyedepo

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