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PHOTOS: Aisha Buhari visits Attahiru’s family, says officers’ death a ‘monumental loss’

BY Mansur Ibrahim

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Aisha, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, has paid a condolence visit to the family of Ibrahim Attahiru, the late army chief of staff.

Attahiru and 10 other military officers died in an air crash near the Kaduna international airport on Friday.

Their remains were buried at the national military cemetery in the federal capital territory (FCT) on Saturday.

In a tweet on Sunday evening, the first lady shared photos of her visit to the army chief’s residence, saying the death of Attahiru and other officers is a monumental loss to the nation.

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“I paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru. The death of the late Chief of Army Staff and the other military officers aboard the ill-fated aircraft is a monumental loss to their families and the Nation at large,” the tweet reads.

Below are phoos.

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