Nigerian military on Monday announced that an Air Force helicopter crash landed early in the morning.
According to the Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, the helicopter which was on a training mission crash landed four minutes after take-off at the Yola International Airport.
He however said no casualty was recorded as all the crew members have since returned to the Air Force base, while investigation has commenced.
“A Nigerian Air Forces Helicopter with call sign Shark 23 on a training mission executed a controlled forced landing 4 minutes after take-off at the runway approach end of Yola International Airport today at about 0930hours.
“There is no casualty recorded as all the crew members have been recovered back to the base. “The Nigerian Air Force Headquarters has already set up an investigation panel to unravel the circumstances that led to the incident,” Olukolade stated.
