Family of Airforce pilot who died in crash breaks silence

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By Mandy Park

Family members of Flt-Lt. Abubakar Alkali, one of the Air Force Pilots who died in a plane crash in Kaduna on Tuesday, said the incident has left them devastated.


Two pilots reportedly lost their lives after a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) plane crashed.
Some of them who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Wednesday, however, said in spite of losing a great son, they had taken relief in the fact that ‘God giveth and God taketh’.


Alhaji Sulaiman Dauda, an uncle to the deceased, said Alkali was a fine officer, always involved in serving his fatherland.
“Akali is a fine officer, always in the service of his fatherland; a great son to us; we were devastated.
“But we take consolation in the fact that God giveth, God taketh, and fortunately, we belong to a family that lay emphasis on fear of God.


“The kind of life he lived is very encouraging, and we have accepted it (incident) as being ordained by God,” said Dauda, who is a brother to the mother of late Alkali.

Also, Brig-Gen Umar Alkali, elder brother of the deceased, told NAN that although the incident was painful, no person on earth would live beyond his or her time, as ordained by God.
“I am the eldest brother to Abubakar: our father died when he was just two years, so he grew up knowing me as a father; it’s a sad happening, but we all know that death is inevitable,” he said.


He described his late brother as a hard-working, cheerful, intelligent, and respectful young man.
“You can rely on him for anything, and I think his death is a big loss to the nation, “Alkali said.
Late Alkali was buried yesterday in Kaduna at the Kawo Cemetery after funeral prayers were conducted at the Kaduna Air Force Base Central Mosque.

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