Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru, Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, died in an air crash along his aides on Friday.
The top military officer was aboard a military aircraft to Kaduna for an official trip.
Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, Nigerian Air Force Director of Information confirmed the mishap in a statement.
Attahiru was among the Service Chiefs appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in January.
The immediate cause of the crash is still being ascertained.
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