The Daily Crucible
Mrs Fati Attahiru, wife of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and her husband were among the eight people, including six military officers, that died in the plane crash near Kaduna airport this evening.
Unauthorized source claimed Attahiru's wife was in the plane but no family source yet to verify it.
The Chief of Army Staff was heading to Kaduna to commission a project in one of the military formations in the State.
The Director public relations and information, Nigerian Air Force, Commodore Edward Gabkwet, confirmed the crash in a statement but did not give details.
He said there was an air crash involving a Nigerian Air Force plane but did not reveal identities of those on board.
However, it was gathered the Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru was on board the aircraft with his wife and some other senior military officers.
Gabkwet said “An air crash involving a @NigAirForce aircraft occurred this evening near the Kaduna International Airport.
“The immediate cause of the crash is still being ascertained. More details to follow soon,” the NAF spokesman tweeted.
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