The seven Nigerian Air Force officers who died in the Sunday air crash will be buried at the National Cemetery, Lugbe, Airport Road, Abuja, on Thursday.
The NAF disclosed this on Wednesday in an invitation to journalists.
InsideOjodu had reported that a military aircraft crashed a few yards off the runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja.
According to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) spokesman, Air Vice Marshal Ibikunle Daramola who confirmed the crash in a statement on Sunday, he said the Beechcraft KingAir B350i aircraft crashed while returning to Abuja Airport after reporting engine failure enroute Minna.
The deceased include the Captain, Fl. Lt. Haruna Gadzama; Fl. Lt. Henry Piyo (Co-Pilot); Flying Officer Micheal Okpara (Airborne Tactical Observation System Specialist); Warrant Officer Bassey Etim (ATOS Specialist); Fl. Sgt. Olasunkanmi Olawunmi (ATOS Specialist); Sgt. Ugochukwu Oluka (ATOS Specialist) and Aircraftman Adewale Johnson (Onboard Technician).