Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja
Grief-stricken Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Oladayo Amao, wept yesterday at the burial of seven officers of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), who died in the ill-fated aircraft, Beechcraft KingAir B350i (NAF 201) that crashed in Abuja last Sunday.
The officers, who died when the aircraft crashed a short distance from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after reporting engine failure, were buried at the National Cemetery, Lugbe, Airport Road, Abuja.
Amao sobbed intermittently as he read his speech, describing the death of the fallen officers as a huge loss the NAF and the nation.
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