The Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator George Akume, has condoled with President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian Armed Forces over the loss of the 21st Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and other military officers and men who died in a plane crash on Friday, May21, 2021 in Kaduna.
The minister in a condolence message said, the late Chief of Army Staff was a disciplined, diligent, dedicated and professional military officer who, within the short period he served as the Army Chief, had gained so much grounds in the fight against insurgency, kidnapping and banditry in Nigeria.
“Though the loss of the late Chief of Army Staff is quite unfortunate, we appreciate God Almighty for his life that was very impactful and well spent.
“The fight against insurgency and banditry must therefore be sustained and won by the officers and men he has left behind so that his death shall not be in vain.
“May God Almighty grant Mr. President, the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the immediate families of the deceased military officers and men, the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss as we pray for the peaceful repose of their souls.
“While we miss them here on earth, the Angels walk them home,” Akume stated.”
