Tag: Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru
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Emir of Bichi, Soyinka, others to honour Ibrahim Attahiru
The emir of Bichi, Kano State, Nasiru Ado Bayero, Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, and others have been scheduled to attend the one-year memorial of Nigeria’s immediate past chief of army staff, Lt. Gen Ibrahim Attahiru. Also expected to grace the event, which is scheduled to hold in Abuja today (May 21) is leading environmentalist,…
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COAS Attahiru, 10 other senior officers buried in Abuja
The remains of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Ibrahim Attahiru, and 10 other officers who died in a plane crash were laid to rest at the National Military Cemetery, Abuja on Saturday. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the crash occurred on Friday in Kaduna. The names of the other officers include Brigadier-General MI Abdulkadir,…
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Gbajabiamila, Governors, others pay tributes to late COAS Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru
An avalanche of tributes were paid to former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and ten others who died in an air crash in Kaduna on Friday. According to an army statement confirming the death, the ex-COAS was en-route Kaduna from Abuja when the unfortunate incident happened. “The Nigerian Army regrets to announce…
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Profile of late COAS, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru [1966 – 2021]
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of its Chief, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 others, in an ill-fated NAF aircraft near Kaduna International Airport on Friday. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, who did not disclose the names of the other victims, said the plane was en route Abuja-Kaduna before the crash.…
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Major shake-up in Army as COAS approves appointment, redeployment of over 100 generals
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has approved appointment of new General Officers Commanding (GOCs), Principal Staff Officers, commandants of military institutions and corps commanders of units and formations of Nigerian Army. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, in a statement on Saturday, said the appointment/redeployment was a normal routine aimed…