 And soldiers have caught on off the site where the Nigerian Air Force plane crashed on Friday evening at the Kaduna International Airport. The plane, which was carrying the chief of army staff, Lieutenant-General Ibrahim Atahiru and other senior army officers, crashed near the airport's active runway, killing all 11 people on board. Manager of the Kaduna Airport Amina Salami said that they have rather prevented civil aviation officials from gaining access to the crash pending the arrival of officials from the Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB. She explained that the military plane was initially scheduled to land at the Nigerian Air Force Base in Mandu area, but was later diverted to the Kaduna Airport due to poor weather conditions.