Ibrahim Attahiru: Three years after an unforgettable patriot
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Wetin be di tori about Armed Forces Remembrance Day for Nigeria
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Chiemelie Ezeobi, Rebecca Ejifoma, Ayodeji Ake, Sunday Ehigiator and Chiamaka Ozulumba write that the death of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru alongside his generals, aides and crew of the ill-fated Nigerian Air Force aircraft, was a blow to the Armed Forces and the fight against insurgency
When Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, was appointed as the 25th Chief of Army Staff (COAS), one of his key derivatives was his drive to quell insurgency in the North-east. His drive was understandable, especially for a region that reportedly gave him trouble when he was Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole until 2017 when he was removed by the then COAS, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai.
Next >Nigerian Army personnel prepare for the burial of military officers who were killed in an air crash, with Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja, on May 22, 2021. Kola Sulaimon / AFP Imam of National Mosque Abuja, Dr. Ahmad Onilewura leading a prayer for the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Ibrahim Attahiru and other officers… yesterday Nigerian Army personnel prepare to fire a 21-gunshot salute during the burial of Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 military officers who died in an air crash, at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja, on May 22, 2021. Kola Sulaimon / AFP