Abuja, Aug, 14, 2023 – One of the aircraft of the Nigerian Air Force crashed in Niger State on Monday while on casualty evacuation mission.
Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, said the aircraft departed Zungeru Primary School en route to Kaduna, but was later discovered to have crashed in a village in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger.
“A Nigerian Air Force MI-171 Helicopter on a casualty evacuation mission crashed today, August 14, 2023, at about 1.1.00 pm Chukuba Village in Niger State
“The aircraft had departed Zungeru Primary School en route 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 said.
