…Says they paid sacrifice for love of their country
President Muhammadu Buhari has bidden final farewell to the late Chief of Army Staff Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru and other 10 Officers as they were buried today in Abuja.
Attahiru and the other 10 Officers died Friday in a plane crash in Kaduna.
At the final interment held at Abuja today for the 11 officers, President Muhammadu Buhari started by commiserating with the Armed Forces and Nigeria at large over the 11 officers who died in a plane crash while on an official visit to Zaria.
The president, who was represented by the Defence Minister, Bashir Salihi Magashi, lauded the officers who paid the supreme price for the love of their country.
In his words, “Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.”
Magashi said other officers’ landmark achievements would continue to linger in the heart of the history book of the country.
“On this note, I wish to express my heartfelt condolences to all the bereaved families,” he added.






