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Buhari Mourns NAF Pilots Killed In Kaduna Plane Crash

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Apr 21, 2022.

Abdulsalam Abdullah Opeyemi

President Muhammadu Buhari mourns NAF Pilots killed in Kaduna plane crash
…In his condolence message, Mr Buhari urged the air force to implement recommendations of past reports in a bid to avert future reoccurrence

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his condolences to the two Nigerian Air Force, NAF pilots who died in the plane crash in Kaduna.

Buhari also applauded the Nigerian Air Force’s commitment to investigate the reason for the jet disaster.

He also urged the Air Force not to stop at its investigations alone but to publish and implement the recommendations of the reports of past investigations into air accidents, so as to prevent future tragedies.

Buhari’s message is contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, titled ‘President Buhari mourns victims of Nigerian Air Force plane crash in Kaduna.’

This online news media platform recalls that a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Super Mushshak trainer plane crashed near Kaduna, killing its two occupants, Abubakar Alkali and Elijah Karatu, both flying lieutenants.

This is the NAF’s fifth plane to crash in the last 12 months.

At least 20 officers, including senior army officials, were killed in the sad circumstances.

The crash involving the late Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, and ten others was the most prominent.

The air force is attempting to acquire additional equipment to aid insurgents and bandits in various sections of the country.

Mr Buhari, in his condolence message to the NAF pilots, encouraged the air force to follow the recommendations of previous investigations in order to prevent such occurrences.

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While extending his sympathies to the Chief of Air Staff and the families of the deceased NAF pilots, Buhari called for “more safety measures to forestall tragic incidents of this kind.”

“I welcome the NAF’s determination to examine this accident,” the president stated, “but I also urge them to disclose and execute the recommendations of previous air accident investigations reports in order to prevent future tragedies and provide closure to the relatives and friends of the deceased.”

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