A helicopter belonging to the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, identified as MI-171 Helicopter has crashed in Niger State.
NAF authorities confirmed the tragedy said it occurred at about 1 p.m., near Chukuba village in Niger state, on Monday.
It further stated that the helicopter, was on a casualty evacuation mission, and crashed on Monday, 14 August, 2023.
According to the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said “the helicopter took off from Zungeru Primary School en route to Kaduna.
“However, it was later discovered to have crashed near Chukuba Village in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, efforts were currently ongoing to rescue the crew and passengers on board the helicopter. A preliminary investigations had commenced to determine the probable cause of the crash.”
