The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, on Staurday directed immediate cancellation of the events marking the 65th Anniversary of the Nigerian Navy.
This followed the death of Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, and 10 other military officers in a plane crash.
The late COAS died in the Nigeria Air Force Beachcraft 350 near the Kaduna International Airport, along side his Chief of Staff, Provist Marshall, Chief of Military Intelligence, Aide -de-camp, orderly, the Secretary of his entourage, and four crew members.
A statement by the navy’s spokesperson, Commodore Suleman Dahun, said the naval chief “commiserates with the nation and offers the condolences of officers and ratings of the Nigerian Navy to Mr President, the Nigerian Army and Nigerian Air Force as well as families of the departed. May their souls rest in peace.”