President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the national flag be flown at half-mast for three days in all public buildings, facilities, and official residences across the country.
The President also approved Monday as a work-free day for members of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, who announced this in a statement on Sunday said the directive will take effect from Monday 24th May to Wednesday 26th.
He explained that the presidential directive was to honour the memory and services of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, as well as the senior military officers and service members who died in a plane crash on Friday last week.
The remains of the late Attahiru and 10 other officers who died in the plane crash in Kaduna were laid to rest on Saturday at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja.
