A civil society group has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate the cause of the Chief of Army Staff’s plane crash. The Pro-Democracy and Human Rights Group has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate the cause of the air crash that killed the Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, and others.
The Concerned Nigerians for the Protection of Human Rights and Rule of Law initiative gave this charge in a press statement through its Convener, Deji Adeyanju. The group has enjoined Buhari to employ the services of independent air accident experts to thoroughly investigate the cause of the Nigerian Air Force jet crash.
The statement read:
“Our heartfelt condolences are with the families of the Chief of Army Staff, the Airforce crew, and other generals who lost their lives in the ill-fated crash that occurred in Kaduna International Airport”.
“We call on the president to launch an inquest into the cause of the crash that claimed the lives of some of our finest officers by employing the services of Independent Air Accident experts. It can not be a coincidence that three Nigerian Airforce jets have crashed in a space of 3 months. Something is fundamentally wrong somewhere and the onus is on the president to uncover this mysterious crashes”.
Adeyanju on behalf of the group stated that it appears that the various security agencies have been compromised:
“We are worried that the security agencies may have been compromised. We have always condemned the idea of granting former Boko Haram fighters amnesty and the dire consequences of enlisting them into the army and other security forces.”
“The cabinet of the president and our security agencies are filled with terrorist sympathisers. Unless the president rids his administration of these unscrupulous elements that have infiltrated his cabinet, the war against insurgency will continue to be a mirage”.
“Moreover, we are calling on the president and his Vice to suspend every travelling activity by air pending the outcome of a comprehensive report on the numerous Airforce plane crashes by the Independent Air Accident experts earlier recommended.”
Gatekeepers News reports that the Convener, therefore, prayed that Almighty God grant all the victims of the crash and gallant officers who lost their lives fighting for Nigeria, eternal repose.