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Buhari Mourns over Death of Two Nigerians in Ethiopian Airlines Plane Crash

Malik Yahya/

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the families of two Nigerian victims of yesterday’s Ethiopian Airlines plane crash.

Ambassador Abiodun Bashua and Professor Pius Adesanmi died in the Ethiopian Airlines plane which crashed with 149 passengers and eight crew members on board on Sunday.

President Buhari says in a statement by his spokesman, Garba Shehu: “My thoughts are with the families and friends of these distinguished Nigerians and the other passengers and crew who lost their lives in the plane crash in Addis Ababa. May the Almighty Allah give them strength and fortitude to bear the loss.”

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