Nigerian Army opens condolence register for late COAS, others in Kaduna

News Agency Of Nigeria 15:37 - 26 May 2021

The GOC 1 Division Nigerian Army,Kaduna , signing condolence register of Late COAS Lt-Gen Ibrahim Attahiru other officers involved in plane crash on May 21 in Kaduna. [NAN]

The 1 Division , Nigerian Army, Kaduna, has opened a condolence register for the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, and other officers who died in the May 21 plane crash. 

The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Ezindu Idimah, announced this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kaduna.

Idimah said that the register was in honour of Attahiru and other officers who were involved in the ill- fated NAF plane crash in Kaduna last Friday.

“The general public, who want to sign the condolence register, are please requested to come to 1 Division between the hours 10 am. and 2 pm, during the mourning period of May 22 to May 29,” he said.

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Idimah quoted General Officer Commanding (GOC), 1 Division, Maj.-Gen. Danjuma Ali-Keffi, as expressing his appreciation to members of the public for standing by the army during the mourning period.