By Ife Osemedua
365Daily – The late Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, and six other senior military officers who died in Friday’s Beachcraft 350 aircraft at the Kaduna International Airport will hold today in Abuja.
An invitation released by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, said they will be buried at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja.
He said the burial will be preceded by prayers that will hold simultaneously at the National Mosque and National Christian Centre, Abuja.
The invitation stated: “The burial proceedings of the Chief of Army Staff, Late Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and six other senior officers who lost their lives in an air mishap in Kaduna is slated for today Saturday, May 22, 221.
“It will commence at the National Mosque and National Christian Centre, Abuja by 1000hrs respectively.
“Consequently, the internment for the late COAS and six other senior officers will take place at the National Military Cemetery, Abuja today by 1300hrs.”