Independence Rehearsal Plane Crash: Presidential Team Visits Surviving NAF Pilot After Plane Crash In Abuja (Photos)

The Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, the Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity.

Garba Shehu and others are pictured commiserating at the Defence Intelligent Agency (DIA) Hospital in Abuja with an injured pilot of the Air Force fighter jet which crashed on Katampe hill earlier on Friday.

The pilot is said to be responding to treatment.

Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the family of the Air Force officer, Sqn Ldr Baba Ari that died at the final rehearsal for the 58th Independence Anniversary.

The President who said that he was saddened by the tragedy also wished the two officers that survived in the crash quick recovery.

Already the remains of the dead officer was buried on Friday about 5:30 pm as the family members including the father and wife have visited his corpse.

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