Buhari visits injured NAF Pilots
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by ismaila chafe7 president muhammadu buhari on sunday evening paid a get-well-quick visit to the two nigerian air force pilots involved in a crash last week at the defence intelligence agency hospital in abuja1 mr femi adesina the presidential spokesman in a statement in abuja said the president was at the hospital as a morale booster to the injured officers1 the president rejoiced with sqn. ldr. batuba and flt.-lt. andy and gave glory to god for sparing their lives1 he also commiserated with them on the loss of their colleague sqn. ldr. bello baba-ari1 he prayed that god would give the family of the deceased the fortitude to bear the loss1 chief of medical services at the hospital avm saleh shinkafi assured buhari that the medical condition of the officers was improving steadily1 he added that they were being kept for further rest and counseling as part of the rehabilitation process1 the chief of air staff air marshal sadique abubakar who was also on hand to receive the president explained that the three pilots ejected successfully from their jets after the collision1 he however added that the helmet of baba-ari flew open which led to a head injuries that turned fatal. nan1