president muhammadu buhari said their deaths were a mortal blow. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. to his post this year. tasked with fighting islamist insurgents, he has died in what appears to be a tragic accident. according to the nigerian army, he was travelling, along with ten other officers and crew, from the capital to the city of kaduna. his aircraft came down near kaduna international airport, apparently trying to land in bad weather. looming the incident, nigeria's president, muhammadu buhari, was briefed by his defence minister and other officials. —— following the incident. afterwards he tweeted that he was deeply saddened... for a decade now, nigeria's government has struggled with an islamist insurgency in the north of the country. more than 30,000 people have died in the fighting. around 2 million have been displaced. an investigation into the incident that claimed the lines of general ibrahim attahiru and his officers —— lives. it is now under way. resident buhari said their debts would not be in vain. —— president. tim allman, bbc news. the world health organizatio

president muhammadu buhari called the accident "devastating".ling between central niger state and wara in northwest kebbi state when it sank. the bbc�*s sara monetta has the latest. the crowd gathered on the banks of the river as news of the shipwreck spread into town. there's anxiety in the air. divers pulled a few bodies out of the water. some lucky passengers are found swimming to shore, and rescued. the boat was travelling from niger state to neighboring kebbi. it's a busy route on the niger river, used by local goldminers, traders and food vendors. the boat was carrying around 200 people, mostly women and children — way over the boat's capacity of 80. at least 20 people have been rescued so far, but many more are missing. these tragedies are not uncommon here — earlier this month, 30 people died when another overcrowded boat capsized. but despite the rescue efforts this time, the death toll is feared to be much higher. sara monetta, bbc news. and when we get further information and updates on that story we will make sure you know. uber has