Daily Trust (Abuja)

Nigeria: Helicopter Crash - Daba for Burial in Kano Today

By Lawan Danjuma Adamu and Haruna Gimba Yaya, 18 December 2012

Kano — Late Commander Murtal Muhammad Daba's body is expected in the state around 1pm, his uncle Mustafa Ali Daba, told Daily Trust yesterday, adding that he is to be interned immediately after Islamic funeral rites session at the family's residence in Bakin Ruwa in Kano city.

Late Murtala, according to his uncle, was the eldest of his parents' 22 children. His father is Muhammad Ali Daba, who was a major in the Nigerian Army.

The deceased naval officer, who was born in 1976, attended Command Primary School Dantunku in Kaduna State, before proceeding to Nigeria Military School (NMS) in Zaria. He later joined the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), where he was commissioned into the Nigerian Navy.

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  • nagudumm
    Dec 19 2012, 13:54
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    The body arrived later than the original announced. Immediately after the official processes he was moved to Isyaka Rabiu Mosque where we conducted the last prayer and moved to Dandolo grave yard and hurried him.

    May Allah (SWT) grant him Aljannah Fir Dausi. Amin.