A report we are monitoring on Channels Television has
announced the crash of an Air Force helicopter, which
reportedly went down at the site of the old National
Defence Academy in Kaduna state.
Additional reports say the helicopter, which was on a
routine Air Force training flight was heading to Abuja from
the Nigerian Airforce base in Kaduna, when the incident
occurred.
According to Daily Post, the National Emergency
Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that all seven
passengers on board did not survive the crash.
The flight was said to have crashed 10 minutes after take-
off at about 6. 47am earlier today, with the pilot, co-pilot,
two engineers and three passengers on board, Abusidiqu
reports.
A military source who confirmed the incident told reporters
that the helicopter crashed at the old site of the NDA at
about 6.30am .
He said: “We heard a loud sound like bomb blast, when we
came out to confirm what it was , we saw flames. After
tracing the site , we then discovered that it was an Airforce
jet that crashed .”
He told The Heat that the crash site was a residential area
and some persons were injured. He also revealed that seven
dead bodies were recovered from the crash site during resue
operations.
Rescue efforts are going on as officials of NEMA, Kaduna
State Emergency Agency (KASEMA) and the Red Cross are
on ground.
See photos from the crash site below:
Source: Air force officials sighted on ground
A building affected by the crash
Meanwhile, two weeks back, the Accident Investigation
Bureau announced that they have recovered the black box of
the Bristow helicopter that crashed into the Lagos lagoon
on Wednesday, August 12, 2015.
