Translate
Home » News » TEARFUL BURIAL OF CoAS, 10 OTHERS: Reps, others demand probe of military plane crashes
TEARFUL BURIAL OF CoAS, 10 OTHERS: Reps, others demand probe of military plane crashes
On
•Victims buried amid tears, eulogies
•Gbajabiamila, govs, Tinubu, Ekweremadu, others mourn
•SOURCE: Why NCAA can’t speak •Army combs crash site for clues
By Our Reporters
Friday’s crash of a military plane in Kaduna, which brought the number of such crashes to three in the last three months, has led to calls for a proper investigation of recent military plane mishaps since February this year.
In making the calls, it was said that the rate at which military aircraft had crashed in less than 100 days necessitated a detailed probe.
Buhari: Attahiru was a Brave Soldier Who Led from the Front
thisdaylive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thisdaylive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Military plane crash: Reps minority caucus mourns COAS, others
tribuneonlineng.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tribuneonlineng.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Udora Orizu
Members of the House of Representatives have expressed sadness over the death of Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and his entourage in an air crash in Kaduna.
Attahiru, along with six senior officers and four crew members were onboard Nigerian Air Force Kingair 350 from Abuja to Kaduna, ahead of today’s passing out parade of soldiers from the Nigerian Army Depot in Zaria, when the crash happened amid torrential rainfall, on Friday evening.
The Speaker of the House, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, in a statement issued on Saturday described as shocking and sad the death Attahiru and others involved in the plane crash.