By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau
A military aircraft, King Air 350, has been reportedly crashed Sunday afternoon near Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja runway after reporting engine failure enroute Minna, Niger State.
This sad news was broken this Sunday afternoon by Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika via his verified Twitter handle @hadisirika.
According to the report, the crash looked fatal just as he has asked the citizens to remain calm and wait for the outcome of investigation by the military, “while we pray for the departed soul/souls if any”.
Prompt News reports that details on the accident have not been given by Nigerian aviation authorities including the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) or Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) at the time of this report.
