![]() Despite the shortfall in ammunition, he had raw courage and was focused. Attahiru believed it was a question of time before the enemy was crushed.Ī military insider told ThisNigeria, “The battle would have been decisively concluded before the end of this year with the way the late CoAS was going. The truth is, he wasn’t too pleased,” sources confided in this newspaper.Īnother of his unfulfilled dreams was the total defeat of Boko Haram insurgents. He asked the lawmakers to direct the enquiries on how the $1bn dollars was expended to those who superintended over the funds. “That was one reason he appeared to snap at the presentation in the National Assembly. His regrets If there is one regret the late General would have carried to his grave, it will be a perennial struggle to equip the military.Ĭompetent sources told this newspaper that he was not pleased that despite the huge resources budgeted for arms and ammunition in the fight against Boko Haram and insurgency, not much was on the ground. Unfortunately, the tenure of the 54-year-old and the country’s 21st army chief lasted for only four months and 25 days, having been appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari last January 26. A.A Olufade Sergeant Adesina and ACM Oyedepo. Taiwo Asaniyi, who was the pilot his co-pilot, Flt. The flight crew members of the ill-fated plane were Flt. Hamza, and the Orderly to CoAS, Sergeant Saidu Umar. O.L Olayinka, and Aide de Camp to CoAS, Major L.A Hayat. ![]() Abdurrahman Kuliya, Provost Marshal (Army), Brig.-Gen. ![]() Idris Abdulkadir, Chief of Military Intelligence, Brig.-Gen. ![]() The other military officers that died alongside Attahiru were Chief of Staff to the CoAS, Brig.-Gen. He was also seen as the hope of advancing the battle to ending insurgency and other criminalities ravaging the country.Īttahiru and 10 others, including three generals died in a Beechcraft 350 aircraft that crashed at the Kaduna International Airport. Reason: He was a competent and fine officer indeed, one of Nigeria’s best. ![]()
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