Names of Victims of the Kaduna Military Plane Crash alongside Chief of Army Staff emerge
GoldenNewsNg reports that Attahiru, Chief of Army Staff, 11 others died in plane crash near Kaduna airport
Fear gripped residents of communities near the Kaduna International Airport on Friday as a military plane suspected to be conveying military officers including the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, has crashed in the evening in the area.
According to locals, the I’ll fated plane had exploded and got burnt completely when it touched the ground.
“All the crew members and passengers numbering 12 died in the crash,” a source at the airport told journalists in Kaduna.
According to the source ” the crew lost control of the aircraft due to sudden change of weather before the evening rain in Kaduna.”
There was no official statement from the authorities, even as heavy rain on Friday evening in Kaduna, could not allow reporters to visit the scene of the crash.
Following the above report, GoldenNewsNg has obtained the names of the flight crew and other officers who were on board the crashed military plane that claimed the life of the chief of army staff, General Ibrahim Attahiru.
Names of Victims of the Kaduna Military Plane Crash
1. Lt Gen Attahiru
2. Brig Gen Abdulkadir (the principal general staff officer to the COAS)
3. Brig Gen Olayinka
4. Brig Gen Kuliya ( the directorate of military intelligence)
5. Maj LA Hayat
6. Maj Hamza
7. SGT Umar
Crew
8. FLT LT Asaniyi
9. Flt LT Olufade
10. SGT Adesanya
11. ACM Oyedepo
MAY THEIR SOUL REST IN PEACE.
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BREAKING: Video At The Site Of The Plane Crash: Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru Killed In Plane Crash In Kaduna State. pic.twitter.com/F8FnL98n1x
— Somto Okonkwo (@General_Somto) May 21, 2021
