By Yusuf Bello
Following the death of the late Chief of Army staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 other military personnel, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the national flag be flown at half-mast in all public buildings, facilities, and official residences across the country.
A statement on Sunday by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha said the directive is with effect from Monday to Wednesday.
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.
Mustapha added that the President has approved Monday as a work-free day for members of the Nigerian Armed Forces
