{"id":37593,"date":"2021-02-22T19:40:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T19:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=37593"},"modified":"2021-02-22T17:48:46","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T17:48:46","slug":"naf-plane-crash-unfortunate-disaster-defence-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/naf-plane-crash-unfortunate-disaster-defence-minister","title":{"rendered":"NAF plane crash unfortunate disaster \u2013 Defence Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Minister of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, has described the crash of the Nigerian Air Force plane as an unfortunate national disaster.<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST had reported that a Military aircraft, Beechcraft Kingair B350i while on its way to Minna in Niger State crashed close to the runway of the Abuja airport.<\/p>\n<p>NAF in a statement released confirmed that the crash claimed the lives of seven personnel.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting, Magashi in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mohammad Abdulkadri, on Monday in Abuja said he was pained by the tragic accident.<\/p>\n<p>The Defence Minister described the death of the occupants of the aircraft as an unfortunate tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe death of the officers who lost their lives in the line of duty while making efforts to end the nation\u2019s insecurity would never be forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI send my condolences to the President, Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerian Air Force and to the families of those who paid the supreme price while serving the nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI pray for the repose of their souls and that God grants them the fortitude to bear the loss,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Minister of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, has described the crash of the Nigerian Air Force plane as an unfortunate national disaster. DAILY POST had reported that a Military aircraft, Beechcraft Kingair B350i while on its way to Minna in Niger State crashed close to the runway of the Abuja airport. 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