Just In: Nigerian Airforce helicopter crashes in Niger

Nigerian Air Force aircraft en route Niger crashes
One of the aircraft of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has crashed in Niger State.


This was confirmed in a statement on Monday by the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, on Monday, August 12, 2023.

According to him, the aircraft was on a casualty evacuation mission when the crash happened.

He further explained that the aircraft departed Zungeru Primary School en route to Kaduna but was later discovered to have crashed in a village in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger.

The statement partly reads; “A Nigerian Air Force MI-171 Helicopter on a casualty evacuation mission crashed today, August 14, 2023, at about 1.1.00 pm Chukuba Village in Niger State.
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  1. Not trying again. Because Niger and Nigeria all we are the same.

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