The burial ceremony started around 2.50 pm with a profile of the late COAS read.
A moment of silence was observed after which the fallen officers were honoured with a 21-gun salute.
The Guards of Honour performed the 21-gun salute for Late Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, at the National Military Cemetery, Abuja on May 22, 2021. Sodiq Adelakun/Channels Television
Dignitaries at the event include Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; the Chief of Defence Staff, General Leo Irabor; the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao; Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, among others.
Remains of Attahiru, other officers arrive in Abuja
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COAS Attahiru, 10 others buried in Abuja
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