The Special Assistant to the First Lady on Media, Mr Aliyu Abdullahi, said this on Sunday in a statement in Abuja.

Mrs Buhari offered her condolences when she led members of the  immediate first family, friends and well wishers to the residence of the deceased Army chief.

In an emotional laden mood, Aisha Buhari said the deceased and his colleagues died as heroes and would forever remain in her mind and the minds of Nigerians.

She also commended their contribution so far in the fight against insurgency in the country.

The late Chief of Army Staff died alongside his colleagues, Brig.-Gen. M.I Abdulkadir, Brig.-Gen. Olayinka, Brig.-Gen. Kukiya, Maj. L.A Hayat, Maj. Hamza, Sgt. Umar.

Others are Flight Lt T.O ASANIYI, Flight Lt. A.A Olufade, Sgt. Adesina and ACM Oyedepo.

Source: NAN

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In a telephone conversation Sunday evening with Mrs. Fati Ibrahim Attahiru, the wife of the late COAS and the spouses of the other deceased officers through her, President Buhari hailed the sacrifices of the military men who lost their lives and the Armed Forces in general, saying that Nigerians would continue to appreciate and support the fearlessness with which “our courageous soldiers are confronting the threats facing the nation.”

He gave the grieving spouses assurances that the nation would never forget the supreme sacrifice of their spouses, urging them to take solace in the surge of extraordinary feelings of emotions across regions, religions and tribes all over the country in appreciation of their sacrifices.

The president who had earlier given directives to the Defense headquarters and the Ministry of Defence to do everything a government could do to provide comfort and ease the hardships of the families of the deceased, prayed to Almighty God to repose their souls and grant their families the fortitude to bear the losses.

Mrs Attahiru, on behalf of the rest of the families thanked the president for the love and care he had shown to them.

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