The late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru, and six other senior officers, who perished in the ill-fated military aircraft that crashed in Kaduna state on Friday, May 21, will be buried today, May 22.
The burial proceedings, according to a statement signed by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, will commence at the National Mosque and National Christian, Abuja at 10am.
The interment of the late COAS and the other six officers will take place at the National Military Cemetery, Abuja at 1pm.
The Defence Headquarters has said that the plane crash which killed the Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 other military personnel occurred after the aircraft landed at Kaduna airport due to bad weather.
Defence Spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu also disclosed that the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Lucky Irabor has directed that an Accident Investigation Board be constituted to unravel the immediate and remote cause(s) of the unfortunate accident.
