PHOTOS: Army chief Attahiru, 10 other military personnel, laid to rest in Abuja

The remains of the  Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 other senior military officers, who lost their lives in a plane crash in Kaduna on Friday, have been laid to rest at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja

All the 11 military officers died when their Nigeria Air Force Beachcraft 350 aircraft crashed on landing at the Kaduna International Airport due to bad weather.

Other 10 military personnel are involved in the crash were Brigadier General MI Abdulkadir, Brigadier General Olayinka, Brigadier General Kuliya, Major LA Hayat, Major Hamza, Sergeant Umar, Flight Lieutenant TO Asaniyi, Flight Lieutenant AA Olufade, Sergeant Adesina and ACM Oyedepo.

Earlier, the bodies were moved to the National Mosque and the Nigerian Air Force Protestant Church where funeral prayers were said for the deceased amidst tight security.

President Muhammadu Buhari, had on January 26, 2021 appointed Attahiru to succeed Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai as COAS.

At least 20 military officers have lost their lives in the last three months in three crashes involving Nigerian Air Force jets.

KingAir B350i aircraft when the jet crashed in Abuja.

Also, on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said an Alpha-Jet aircraft involved in the anti-terror war against Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province lost radar contact in Borno State.

Two officers were onboard the missing jet which was later declared crashed and the whereabouts of the two airmen unknown till date.