Saturday, 22 May 2021: The Nigerian army early morning on Saturday announced the burial proceedings of the late Chief of Army Staff, (COAS), Ibrahim Attahiru, and six other senior officers. The burial is slated for Saturday in Abuja by 1 p.m.

The Director, Army Public Relations, Mohammed Yerima, said the event would commence at the National Mosque and National Christian Centre, Abuja by 10 a.m. respectively

CEOAFRICA had on Friday reported that the deceased lost their lives in a military plane crash in Kaduna.

Yerima said that the internment for the late COAS and six other senior officers would take place at the National Military Cemetery, Abuja by 1p.m.

Meanwhile, Bashir Ahmad, personal assistant on new media to President Muhammadu Buhari, shared a list of deceased officers on Twitter yesterday.

They are:

Lt. Gen. I. Attahiru

Brig Gen. M.I. Abdulkadir

Brig. Gen. Olayinka

Brig. Gen. Kuliya

Maj. L.A. Hay

Maj. Hamza

Sgt. Umar

The crew members of the aircraft are listed as follows:

Flt. Lt. T.O. Asaniyi

Flt. Lt. A.A. Olufade

Sgt. Adesina

ACM Oyedepo

See the tweet confirming the names of the dead officers and men: