The Nigerian Army has arranged the burial proceedings of the late Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, and six other senior officers for 10 a.m. on Saturday.
The late COAS, alongside other senior officers, died on Friday in a plane crash while on an official trip to Kaduna State.
Neither the Airforce nor the Army has given full details of the occupants in the ill-fated aircraft in the statements by their spokespersons.
Mr Attahiru, born in Kaduna on August 10, 1966, was a major general before his appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari as COAS in January 2021.
This was after the resignation of Tukur Buratai, a lieutenant general.
Senior officers have arrived the national mosque ahead of the funeral prayers which was initially slated for 10am.
Before his appointment, the late army major, was the General Officer Commanding 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu.
Mr Attahiru was at a time the Theatre Commander of the Operation Lafiya Dole until 2017 when he was redeployed.
He had barely spent four months in his new post before the shocking news of his sudden demise on Friday.
Senior officers have arrived the national mosque ahead of the funeral prayers which was initially slated for 10am.
Meanwhile, the venue for the Church Service has been changed from National Christian Centre to Nigerian Airforce Protestant Church, Bill Clinton Drive Airport Road Abuja.
The arrangement for the National Mosque remains the same.
The internment would take place at the National Military Cemetery, Abuja.
The time for the final interment prayer has now been shifted from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Guests are still trooping into the premises of the National Mosque.
Similarly, the Army has also changed the venue of the Christian service from National Christian Centre, Abuja to Nigerian Airforce Protestant Church, Bill Clinton Drive Airport Road Abuja.
Army spokesperson, Mohammed Yerima, made this known in a statement on Saturday morning.
Both the mosque and church service would hold simultaneously.
Wife of the late Army Chief, Fatima Attahiru arriving the National mosque, venue of the funeral prayer. She is flanked by friends and relatives
