BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA – A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Helicopter has crashed in the process of landing at the Katsina Airport at about 3:30pm on Wednesday.
The crashed Helicopter was returning from an anti-armed banditry combat mission in the Northwest Theatre under Operation HADARAN DAJI.
A statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola said that details of the cause of the incident are still scanty.
Daramola however said that there was no loss of life, either of persons on board the helicopter or on the ground.
He said the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has immediately directed the constitution of a Board of Inquiry to determine the exact cause of the incident.
He further said; “The NAF continues to solicit the understanding and support of the general public as it daily strives to ensure the security of Nigeria and Nigerians.”
