A military aircraft recently released from presidential fleet and handed over to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reportedly crashed in Makurdi, Benue State.
The Agusta AW 101, one of the presidential jets recently handed over to the Nigerian Air Force was a medium-lift helicopter specially designed for military operations.
A senior Air Force officer told our correspondent in Makurdi that the Augusta AW101 helicopter crashed after landing.
“What happened was that the helicopter had landed but suddenly moved up and tumbled,” the source added.
Our correspondent learnt that only the flight engineer was on board the chopper when it crashed and did not sustain serious injury.
The NAF Public Relations Officer in Makurdi, Okon Bassey, feigned ignorance of the incident, claiming he is attending a course in Lagos and promised to send his assistant’s contact details.
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