Buhari Calls Wife Of Late COAS, Fati Attahiru As Aisha Buhari Visits Widow, Family

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday evening spoke with widow of
the late Chief of Army Staff, Mrs. Fati Ibrahim Attahiru,
describing the departed army chief as an outstanding soldier and an
institution builder.

The President spoke to Mrs. Attahiru as a representative of the
wives and families of all the officers and men involved in the
ill-fated air trip, which took the life of Attahiru and ten others
last Friday.

In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and
Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari noted the late COAS fought
valiantly for Nigeria until he breathed his last.

According to the statement, the President assured that Nigerians
would continue to appreciate and support the fearlessness with
which the nation’s courageous soldiers have been confronting the
threats facing the nation.

“President Muhammadu Buhari has described Lt. General Ibrahim
Attahiru, the late Chief of Army Staff as an outstanding soldier
and an institution builder, who fought valiantly for Nigeria until
he breathed his last.

“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 will 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 will
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 can 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 has shown to them,” the
statement reads.

Meanwhile, the First Lady, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, on Sunday, along
with her children, visited Mrs. Fati Ibrahim Attahiru to
commiserate with her over the death of her husband.

On her verified Twitter handle @aishambuhari, on Sunday evening,
the First Lady announced her visit to the widow of the late COAS,
describing the death of Attahiru and others as a monumental loss to
the nation.

“I paid a condolence visit to the Family of the Late Chief of
Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru.

“The death of the Late Chief of Army Staff and the other
military officers aboard the ill-fated aircraft is a monumental
loss to their families and the nation at large,” she said.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday evening spoke with widow of
the late Chief of Army Staff, Mrs. Fati Ibrahim Attahiru,
describing the departed army chief as an outstanding soldier and an
institution builder.

The President spoke to Mrs. Attahiru as a representative of the
wives and families of all the officers and men involved in the
ill-fated air trip, which took the life of Attahiru and ten others
last Friday.

In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and
Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari noted the late COAS fought
valiantly for Nigeria until he breathed his last.

According to the statement, the President assured that Nigerians
would continue to appreciate and support the fearlessness with
which the nation’s courageous soldiers have been confronting the
threats facing the nation.

“President Muhammadu Buhari has described Lt. General Ibrahim
Attahiru, the late Chief of Army Staff as an outstanding soldier
and an institution builder, who fought valiantly for Nigeria until
he breathed his last.

“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 will 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 will
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 can 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 has shown to them,” the
statement reads.

Meanwhile, the First Lady, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, on Sunday, along
with her children, visited Mrs. Fati Ibrahim Attahiru to
commiserate with her over the death of her husband.

On her verified Twitter handle @aishambuhari, on Sunday evening,
the First Lady announced her visit to the widow of the late COAS,
describing the death of Attahiru and others as a monumental loss to
the nation.

“I paid a condolence visit to the Family of the Late Chief of
Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru.

“The death of the Late Chief of Army Staff and the other
military officers aboard the ill-fated aircraft is a monumental
loss to their families and the nation at large,” she said.