Tragedy as Army chief, Attahiru, 10 others die in plane crash

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru, has died in a plane crash with some of his aides.

At least 12 people were reportedly dead in the ill-fated plane on Friday said to have exploded.

Military source said Gen. Attahiru was on a trip to Kaduna.

Efforts were still on to locate the wreckage of the plane and evacuate remains of the victims.

The plane, which crashed around 6pm reportedly got burnt completely after it exploded.

A source at the Kaduna airport said all the crew members and passengers numbering 12 died in the crash.

Though, there has not been any official statement from the Armed Forces, eyewitnesses suspected the crew lost control of the aircraft due to sudden change in weather before the evening rain in Kaduna.