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Attahiru and 10 other military officers died last Friday in a plane crash, while on an official trip to Kaduna. The victims had since been buried in line with military tradition.
An encounter with Gen Attahiru, spy chief, days before their deaths, By Yushau A. Shuaib
On his appointment as Chief of Army Staff, the late military tactician exhibited a very national outlook in the deployment of officers.
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It was after that encounter that we sustained a brotherly relationship and I gradually came into a greater awareness of Attahiru, not only as a very keen professional who understood his brief at each point and always delivered on this to the best of his ability, but equally as a highly humane person with a strong sense of empathy, support and solidarity.