A helicopter belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has crashed in the early hours of Monday at Tami village, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
21st CENTURY CHRONICLE gathered that the pilot survived the incident that occurred at approximately 5:00 on Monday.
The cause of the crash remains uncertain, but eyewitnesses reported that the pilot emerged from the wreckage unhurt.
“A loud sound was heard as we were about to pray subhi prayer, so we rushed to the scene. We were happy to see the pilot alive. The helicopter belonging to the Air Force crashed at a place called Rungi but under Tami village,” he said.
A villager, who pleaded for anonymity, said residents gathered at the crash site, offering assistance where possible and expressing relief that no lives were lost.
According to him, a team of Nigerian Air Force personnel visited the scene to secure the area as villagers watched from a distance.
The Nigerian Air Force has yet to release an official statement regarding the incident as of the time of filing the report.
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Nuruddeen M. Abdallah
Editor,
21st Century Chronicle, Abuja – Nigeria
Ex-Investigations & Planning Editor, Daily Trust, Abuja
Fellow, International Visitor Leadership Program, United States, 2011
Fellow, Dutch Visitors Programme, The Netherlands, 2016
Fellow, Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa, United States, 2015
Fellow, NRGI’s Oil+Gas Reporting Fellowship, Nigeria, 2016
Fellow, African Young Journalists Fellowship, Egypt, 2015
Winner, Daily Trust Integrity Award, 2012
Winner, Daily Trust Excellence Award, 2009
Outstanding Alumnus Prize, Union of African Journalists, Cairo, 2017
Health Budget Monitor Reporting Prize, Nigeria, 2017
