Buhari, Others Mourn over Death of Seven in Military Plane Crash
*NCAA lifts ban on Boeing 737 MAX
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock over the death of seven in an air crash involving Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Beechcraft King Air B350i during a rescue mission to Minna, Niger State.
Among those who have expressed bitterness over the sad incident were the Niger State Govenor, Mr. Sani Bello and the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Ms. Sadiya Umar Farouq.
The plane according to a press statement by the NAF spokesman, Air Vice Marshal Ibikunle Daramola, had gone to Niger on a rescue mission and reported an engine failure while returning to Abuja.
The plane crashed before it could return to Abuja as a result of the crash.
The statement said the Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Oladayo Amao, has already ordered for an investigation into the crash.
Among those who died in the crash were Flight Lieutenant Haruna Gadzama (Captain), Flight Lieutenant Henry Piyo (Co-Pilot) and Flying Officer Micheal Okpara (Airborne Tactical Observation System (ATOS) Specialist), Warrant Officer Bassey Etim (ATOS Specialist), Flight Sergeant Olasunkanmi Olawunmi (ATOS Specialist), Sergeant Ugochukwu Oluka (ATOS Specialist) and Aircraftman Adewale Johnson (Onboard Technician).
The statement added that the aircraft had been sent for surveillance operations in respect of the insurgency in the state.
Buhari according to asttement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, condoled the familes and friends of the fallen military men.
Bello on the other hand while condoling the families of the deceased described the sad incident as a setback to the military at this time of fight against insurgency.
Meanwhile, the NCAA has lifted the ban placed on Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, adding that the approval was given since February 12.
The ban on the Boeing 737 MAX was placed in March 2019 as a result of two sad accidents involving the plane in Indonesia and Ethiopia over two years ago.
In the statement by the Director-General of NCAA, Captain Musa Nuhu, the latest decision was based on approval being given by other international regulatory authorities to allow the aircraft fly.
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock over the death of seven in an air crash involving Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Beechcraft King Air B350i during a rescue mission to Minna, Niger State.
Among those who have expressed bitterness over the sad incident were the Niger State Govenor, Mr. Sani Bello and the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Ms. Sadiya Umar Farouq.
The plane according to a press statement by the NAF spokesman, Air Vice Marshal Ibikunle Daramola, had gone to Niger on a rescue mission and reported an engine failure while returning to Abuja.
The plane crashed before it could return to Abuja as a result of the crash.
The statement said the Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Oladayo Amao, has already ordered for an investigation into the crash.
Among those who died in the crash were Flight Lieutenant Haruna Gadzama (Captain), Flight Lieutenant Henry Piyo (Co-Pilot) and Flying Officer Micheal Okpara (Airborne Tactical Observation System (ATOS) Specialist), Warrant Officer Bassey Etim (ATOS Specialist), Flight Sergeant Olasunkanmi Olawunmi (ATOS Specialist), Sergeant Ugochukwu Oluka (ATOS Specialist) and Aircraftman Adewale Johnson (Onboard Technician).
The statement added that the aircraft had been sent for surveillance operations in respect of the insurgency in the state.
Buhari according to asttement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, condoled the familes and friends of the fallen military men.
Bello on the other hand while condoling the families of the deceased described the sad incident as a setback to the military at this time of fight against insurgency.
Meanwhile, the NCAA has lifted the ban placed on Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, adding that the approval was given since February 12.
The ban on the Boeing 737 MAX was placed in March 2019 as a result of two sad accidents involving the plane in Indonesia and Ethiopia over two years ago.
In the statement by the Director-General of NCAA, Captain Musa Nuhu, the latest decision was based on approval being given by other international regulatory authorities to allow the aircraft fly.
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