They were buried at the national military cemetery in Abuja on Saturday.
In a statement on Wednesday, Stanley Ogadigo, special adviser on media to Mukhtar Sirajo, NIPR president, said the tragic incident has robbed the nation of one of its finest minds in the military.
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The NIPR chief said Attahiru exhibited a high sense of professionalism in the discharge of his duties, noting that a few months of his leadership in the nation’s army brought change in strategy that gave hope to the citizens.
“The late Army Chief demonstrated firm commitment in the fight against insurgency in the country and believed in the project of a united Nigeria. The death is indeed, a monumental loss to the nation,” he said.
… Describes Late COAS as Patriotic, Committed to Nigerian Project (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has expressed sadness over the recent unfortunate incident of air crash that claimed the lives of the Chief of Army Staff, late Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 officers while on official duty in Kaduna […]
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Air crash: NIPR mourns Attahiru, says he was committed to Nigerian project
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By Obas Esiedesa
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) on Wednesday expressed sadness over last Friday’s air crash that claimed the lives of the Chief of Army Staff, late Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 officers while on official duty in Kaduna State.
The President and Chairman of the Institute, Mallam Mukhtar Sirajo, in a letter of condolence to both the Chief of Defence Staff and the wife of the late Army Chief said the tragic incident has rubbed the nation of one of its finest brains in the military.
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