Nigeria’s chief of Army staff, Ibrahim Attahiru dies in plane crash

<div align&equals;"left">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Nigeria’s newly-appointed Chief of Army Staff Lt&period;-Gen&period; <b>Ibrahim Attahiru<&sol;b> is dead alongside other officers and crew members&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6394" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thedailypage&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;05&sol;images-37&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"654" height&equals;"469" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">As per media reports the chief of Army staff and crew members died in a plane crash which occurred near the Kaduna International Airport&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Also&comma; the Nigerian Air Force confirmed the crash in a statement signed by <b>Edward Gabkwet<&sol;b>&comma; the force’s Director of Public Relations and Information reads&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&&num;8220&semi;An air crash involving a <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;NigAirForce&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw&percnt;7Ctwcamp&percnt;5Etweetembed&percnt;7Ctwterm&percnt;5E1395814455544619015&percnt;7Ctwgr&percnt;5E&percnt;7Ctwcon&percnt;5Es1&lowbar;&amp&semi;ref&lowbar;url&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fd-17234535881472334196&period;ampproject&period;net&percnt;2F2105072136000&percnt;2Fframe&period;html">&commat;NigAirForce<&sol;a> aircraft occurred this evening near the Kaduna International Airport&period; The immediate cause of the crash is still being ascertained&period; More details to follow soon&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">May their souls rest in perfect peace&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div align&equals;"left"><&sol;div>&NewLine;