Kamsi Anayo
The Nigerian Air Force, on Monday, said, its MI-171 Helicopter on a casualty evacuation mission has crashed on Monday, at about 1300 hours (1pm) near Chukuba Village in Niger State.
Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said in a statement on Monday, that the aircraft 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.
According to him, efforts are currently ongoing to rescue the crew and passengers on board the helicopter. I
Gabkwet, explained that preliminary investigations have commenced to determine the probable cause of the crash.
The statement reads, “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”.
