By Chris Udochukwu
Abuja (Precise Post) – Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has grieved over the death of Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and other military personnel on board the ill fated aircraft.
Wike who expressed his sadness via his twitter handle account, described the late COAS and 10 others as patriotic and thoroughbred officers who sacrificed their lives to make our nation safe.
The Rivers State Governor on behalf of himself and people of Rivers State conveyed their deepest condolences to the Headquarters of the Nigerian Army and prayed God to grant courage and strength to bereaved families to bear this irreparable loss with fortitude.
The statement reads:
It is with profound sadness that I convey the deepest condolences of the Government and people of Rivers State to the @HQNigerianArmy and bereaved families of Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and other military personnel on board the ill fated aircraft.
We feel deeply saddened by the colossal loss of these patriotic and thoroughbred officers who sacrificed their lives to make our nation safe. Our thoughts are with the Nigerian Armed Forces and affected families in this hour of grief.
May God grant courage and strength to the Armed Forces and bereaved families to bear this irreparable loss with fortitude.
Precise Post recalls that the Chief of Army Staff and 10 other top military officers died in a plane crash in Kaduna on Friday evening.
