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NAF Confirms Helicopter Crash In Niger State
A Nigerian Air Force MI-171 Helicopter on a casualty evacuation mission crashed on Monday near Chukuba Village in Niger State.
NAF spokesman, Edward Gabkwet, confirmed the accident in a statement.
The accident happened at about 1pm and the number of persons onboard or their state were unknown as of press time.
“The aircraft had departed Zungeru Primary School enroute Kaduna but was later discovered to have crashed near Chukuba Village in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.
“Efforts are currently ongoing to rescue the crew and passengers on board the helicopter, while preliminary investigations have commenced to determine the probable cause of the crash,” the statement added.
On February 22, 2021, seven NAF personnel on their way from Abuja to Minna, the Niger State capital, died when their plane crashed after takeoff from the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja.
August 15, 2023
Police Helicopter Crashes In Bauchi Airport
A police helicopter which took off from Abuja has crashed at the Bauchi Airport, the Accident Investigation Bureau said on Thursday.
However, no loss of life was recorded, the AIB noted.
“On 26th January, 2022, Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria was notified by Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) about an accident involving a Bell 429 helicopter with Registration Marks 5N-MDA owned and operated by Nigerian Police Force (NPF),” the statement said.
“The accident occurred on 26th January, 2022 around 7:30pm (Local Time) at Bauchi Airport.
“The NPF helicopter had departed Abuja at 16:54 UTC for Bauchi with Six persons on board maintaining 5,500ft
“There were some injuries but no fatality.
“The investigating agency, AIB-N needs and hereby solicits for your assistance. We want the public to know that we would be amenable to receiving any video clips, evidences, or information any member of the public may have of the accident that can assist us with this investigation.
“The Bureau will appreciate that the general public and press respect the privacy of the people involved and NOT assume the cause of the accident until a formal report is released.”
January 27, 2022
Unidentified Helicopter Shoots Passenger Boat In Rivers
At least one person is reportedly in a critical condition after a yet-to-be-identified helicopter shot at a passenger boat along the Port Harcourt – Bonny waterway in Rivers State on Thursday night.
An eyewitness told Channels Television that the wooden boat was ferrying traders and their goods from Port Harcourt to Bonny when it was targeted by the unidentified helicopter.
He said many were injured, but one person is reported to be in a critical situation after sustaining an injury which is believed to have affected his spinal cord.
On the possible motive of the attack, the eyewitness who is a boat driver at the Bonny jetty in Port Harcourt, said the helicopter which he thinks was on surveillance duty, may have suspected the boat to be conveying illegally refined petroleum products, which is a common business in the area.
No security agency has claimed responsibility and the police are yet to make any comment regarding the incident.
August 27, 2021
ACF Calls for Full open Investigation into Arrested Helicopter
By Gabriel Udeh, Kaduna
Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called for full, open and transparent investigation into the arrested Helicopter reportedly dropping supplies to bandits.
ACF, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary Emmanuel Yawe, on Tuesday in Kaduna, stated that it’s convince that full open and transparent investigation on the order of the President would cleared whatever doubts about the country’s security challenges.
The forum noted that at height of the kidnap of students of the Jangebe Government girls Secondary School, early March this year, the Federal Government slammed a ban of flights over Zamfara state.
It added that, in reaction to the development, their National Chairman, Chief Audu Ogbe issued a statement calling for the ban to be extended to states such as Borno, Taraba, Benue, Yobe where there were rumours that arms, foodstuffs and other supplies were being dropped for bandits by a mysterious helicopter.
“Today, there are various accounts that a helicopter that has been used to drop supplies for the criminals has been arrested. The accounts are rather confusing with the rather scandalous accusation that a former Head of State, General Abubakar Abdulsalami is the owner of the aircraft”, is stated.
According to ACF even though the General has since dismissed the rumour that he owned the helicopter, they’ve diligently followed these sordid revelations in the media and demanding full investigation.
“ACF is convinced that there is need for an open and transparent investigation on the orders of President, Commander in Chief, Muahammadu Buhari.
“We hope the result of this investigation will clear whatever doubts there are about righting our security challenges”, if added.
May 12, 2021