Nigerians React to Loss of Nation's Military Chief

ABUJA, NIGERIA - Nigerians reacted Saturday to the sudden death of the country's military chief and other officers in a plane crash Friday in central Kaduna state.

The military Beechcraft 350 aircraft was carrying Ibrahim Attahiru on official duty when it crashed near Kaduna international airport. Ten others, including the military intelligence chief, provost marshal and crew members, were also on board. No one survived. At least 17 military officers have died in plane crashes in the last three months, but Attahiru's death marked the first time Nigeria had lost an active-duty military chief. He and the other officers were buried Saturday at the military cemetery in Abuja.