On Monday, August 14, one of the Nigerian Air Force’s planes crashed in Niger State.
According to the Air Force, the incident occurred when the aircraft was on a mission to evacuate injured people.
According to a statement made on Monday by Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the NAF’s director of public relations and information, the plane left Zungeru Primary School for Kaduna but was subsequently found to have crashed in a village in the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger.
It partly read, “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.”
Gabkwet said efforts are ongoing to rescue the pilots and passengers on board.
“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.