President Muhammdu Buhari, has mourned the two personnels who died on an airforce plane which crashed in Kaduna on Tuesday.
According to a press statement by the Senior special assistant to the president on Media and Publiciry Garba Shehu, the president express shock beyond words of the deaths of Flight lieutenants Abubakar Alkali and Flight leautenant Elija Haruna Karatu.
The statement reads;
PRESIDENT BUHARI MOURNS VICTIMS OF NIGERIAN AIR FORCE PLANE CRASH IN KADUNA
President Muhammadu Buhari mourns the tragic and unfortunate death of two officers in a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) plane crash in Kaduna.
Reacting to the death of Flight Lieutenant Abubakar Alkali and Flight Lieutenant Elijah Haruna Karatu, the President said:
“I am shocked beyond words by the demise of these two promising young men who risked their lives in the service of the country.
“There is no reward big enough to pay for the services of these young and dedicated professional airmen in the service of their country.”
While extending his sympathies to the Chief of Air Staff and the families of the deceased, President Buhari called for “more safety measures to forestall tragic incidents of this kind.”
“I welcome the decision by the NAF authorities to investigate this accident, but I also call on them to publish and implement the recommendations of the reports of past investigations into aiaccidents toto prevent future tragedies and put closure to the families and friends of the deceased,” the President added.