 Najdwyr's chief of army staff, Ibrahim Atahiru, died in a plane crash in Kaduna State. He died alongside his ADC and a major general in a plane crash in Kaduna. He was on his way to Kaduna ahead of Saturday's passing up parade of soldiers from the Nigerian army depot, Zaria. The Nigerian Air Force confirmed the incident via a statement issued shortly after the crash. The NAF director of public relations and information at Commodore Edward Gapquit said the incident occurred near the Kaduna International Airport.