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Breaking: AIB gets mandate to investigate Air Force plane crash
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By Lawani Mikairu
Nigeria Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB was, Saturday, given the mandate to lead the investigation into the cause of the Air Force Beechcraft 350 jet that killed the immediate past Chief of Army Staff ,Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru.
This is the first time in recent past AIB is allowed to investigate a military plane crash.
Disclosing this development, Mr Tunji Oketunbi, General Manager, Public Affairs , AIB said : ” Nigerian Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB -N,has been mandated by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to lead the Investigation into the crash of a military aircraft that occurred on Friday in Kaduna, in which the Chief of Army Staff died.”