New Delhi, 22 May 2021                                                                           

As per news report of BBC, the incident happened as the plane was trying to land in bad weather, the military said. Ten other officers, including the plane's crew also died.President Muhammadu Buhari said he was "deeply saddened" by the crash.Gen Attahiru, 54, only took up his post in January in an overhaul of the military's top brass.It was part of the government's plan to boost the military's efficiency in fighting a more than decade-long jihadist insurgency.The Nigerian Air Force said the incident happened as the plane was landing at Kaduna International Airport.

Source -BBC

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