By Muhammadu Sabiu
Reports coming from the north-central part of Nigeria have indicated that an aircraft belonging to the Nigeria Air Force has crashed in Nigeria State.
The aircraft was confirmed to have crashed on Monday on its way from Kaduna State to Niger State.
The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, confirmed the incident in a statement.
The statement partly reads, “A Nigerian Air Force MI-171 Helicopter on a casualty evacuation mission crashed today, August 14, 2023, at about 1:00 pm, in 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.”
The Daily Reality could not independently reach a Nigerian Air Force official to get more details about the incident as of the time of filing this report.
However, reports suggest that efforts are being made to rescue survivors of the crash.