Nigerian Air Force has confirmed that one of its helicopter MI-171 on a casualty evacuation mission crashed on Monday near Chukuba Village in Niger State.
NAF spokesman, Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement.
According to Gabkwet, the accident occurred at about 1pm, saying the number of persons onboard or their state were unknown as of press time.
“The aircraft had departed Zungeru Primary School enroute Kaduna but was later discovered to have crashed near Chukuba Village in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.
“Efforts are currently ongoing to rescue the crew and passengers on board the helicopter, while preliminary investigations have commenced to determine the probable cause of the crash,” the statement added.
