A Nigerian Air Force plane has reportedly crashed in Adamawa state on Saturday, October 10.
Sahara Reporters has confirmed the incident with the director of
defence information for the Nigerian Armed Forces, Colonel Rabe
Abubakar. Channels TV has also obtained confirmation.
Premium Times provides with reference to the authorities that all
crew members and passengers have died. The specific number of victims
was not given.
NAF spokesman Dele Alonge issued a statement which contains that the
crash of the F7-Ni fighter jet was recorded about 4.23pm around Hong
local government area when it was returning to the base. The accident
was said to have been caused by bad weather conditions.
“There was no survival as the pilot of the aircraft lost his life in the unfortunate incident.”
Abubakar noted that an investigation panel had been set up “to unravel the remote and immediate causes of the accident”.
Recall that earlier in August a NAF aircraft fell down in Kaduna state leaving seven people dead. The tragedy occurred 10 minutes after the helicopter took-off.
The aircraft was Abuja-bound and had taken off at about 6:45am from the Kaduna Military Airfield before the mishap.
After the crash, Air Force Chief Abubakar constituted an
investigative panel, headed by an Air Vice Marshal, to unravel the cause
of the accident. The outcome of the investigation, like that of earlier
crashes is yet to be made public.
