Less than 48 hours after an Alpha jet belonging to the Nigerian Air Force crashed near Niamey in Niger Republic, killing twopilots, an Air Force helicopter has crashed in Port Harcourt. The crashwhich occurred at the NAF Base in Port Harcourt, Rivers State while trying to land.
gathered that the helicopter was already in descent whenthe pilot lost control causing it to crash land.The chopper, a gunshipapparently carried ammunition as the crashsent off sparks and explosions. Men of the fire service responded promptly and were already on the scene atthe time of filing the report, battling to subdue the fire.
Reports has it that all flights have beencancelled, while fire fighters have arrived the seen and battling the fire.
This is the third chopper crash involvinga Nigerian military helicopter in 5 months. Firstly, it will be recalledthat Nigeria’s former Security Adviser, Gen Patrick Owoye Azazi and Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna Statedied when a military chopper conveying themfrom a function crashed last December. Secondly, the last two days ago in Niger killingtwo pilots. And thirdly, this very incident that just took place in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
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Coffin in the air again?