General Ibrahim Attahiru belonged to that noble fraternity of patriots whose lives remind us that leadership is ultimately about service, not self-preservation.

Five years later, the memory of the tragic Nigerian Air Force plane crash near Kaduna airport that claimed the life of the 21st Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and ten other gallant officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces still evokes a profound sense of national bereavement and unfinished longing.

While General Attahiru's life was cut short by this tragic incident, his wife and friends quickly rallied to preserve his legacy of service within months of his transition.

While General Attahiru's life was cut short by this tragic incident, his wife and friends quickly rallied to preserve his legacy of service within months of his transition.