‘We salute their service to fatherland’ — reactions to military plane crash in Abuja

Some Nigerians have taken to Twitter to mourn personnel of the Nigerian air force that lost their lives in a plane crash on Sunday.

All seven persons on board died when the aircraft owned by the air force crashed at Abuja airport.

Commenting on the event, Atiku Abubakar, former vice president, took to Twitter to condole with the families of the victims.

The tweet read: “I have just learnt of the crash of a military aircraft near Abuja. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of those onboard the ill-fated flight.”

Below are some other reactions on Twitter.