The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday confirmed crash of one of its aircraft, a Beechcraft KingAir B350i (NAF 201), which was returning to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja.
The aircraft returned after reporting engine failure enroute Minna, where it was scheduled to conduct surveillance missions over Niger State and its environs in order to secure the release of the students and staff abducted from the Government Science College Kagara, Niger State, abducted by bandits on Wednesday.
Here are the names of the 7 personnel lost their lives in the crash:
1. Flight Lieutenant Haruna Gadzama (Captain).
2. Flight Lieutenant Henry Piyo (Co-Pilot).
3. Flying Officer Micheal Okpara (Airborne Tactical Observation System (ATOS) Specialist).
4. Warrant Officer Bassey Etim (ATOS Specialist).
5. Flight Sergeant Olasunkanmi Olawunmi (ATOS Specialist).
6. Sergeant Ugochukwu Oluka (ATOS Specialist).
7. Aircraftman Adewale Johnson (Onboard Technician).
