Nigeria, Nov. 11 -- The Nigerian Army has renamed Akim Barracks, headquarters of the 13 Brigade in Calabar, Cross River State, after former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Ibrahim Attahiru.

The renaming ceremony was performed on Tuesday by the incumbent Chief of Army Staff, Waidi Shaibu, during his operational visit to Cross River State.

According to a statement by Appolonia Anele, Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Shaibu said the facility had been renamed Ibrahim Attahiru Barracks in recognition of the late general's service and sacrifice to the country.

Attahiru died on May 21, 2021, in a Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash near the Kaduna International Airport.

Shaibu performed the ceremony on behalf of President Bola Tinubu, de...