In Nigeria, killed chief of staff dies in plane crash

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Connectionivoirienne May 22, 2021 12:46 p.m.

In Nigeria, killed chief of staff dies in plane crash

The Air Force said in a statement that the plane carrying the chief of staff and several officers crashed near Kaduna airport and an investigation was immediately launched to determine the cause of the crash.

According to our exclusive information, 11 people were killed in the crash, which comes three months after a small Nigerian Air Force airliner crashed near Abuja Airport in following a suspected engine failure, killing all seven people on board.

President Muhammadu Buhari had appointed Mr.

Attahiru and several military leaders in January, several years of sharp criticism over repeated attacks by Islamist insurgents and armed gangs.

With Pressafrik Nigeria's army chief, Lt-Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, has been killed in a plane crash in the north-western state of Kaduna, officials say.

The incident happened as the plane was trying to land in bad weather, the military said..

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