Military sources said Gen. Attahiru was on a trip to Kaduna.
Efforts were on to locate the wreckage of the plane and evacuate remains of the victims.
The plane crashed around the Kaduna International Airport.
The plane, which crashed around 6pm on Friday, according to a source, exploded and got burnt completely.
A competent source from the Airport confirmed that all the crew members and passengers numbering 12 died in the crash.
Though, there has not been any official statement from the Armed Forces, eyewitnesses suspected the crew lost control of the aircraft due to sudden change of weather before the evening rain in Kaduna.
