Tag: Plane crash

Max Air plane crash-lands at Abuja Airport

Aminu Imam

A Max Air aircraft has crash-landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja yesterday, after the tyre reportedly burst into flames. An official of the airline told newsmen that there were no casualties as all 144 passengers and 6 crew members on board were safely evacuated. The aircraft had arrived from Yola, Adamawa State, and was towed after the incident occurred. The Aerodrome Rescue and Fire-fighting Service (ARFFS), which operates at the airport, were swiftly mobilised to put out the fire. Former President of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA),…

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Just In! Air Force jet crashes in Kaduna, officers feared dead

Aminu Imam

Some Nigerian Air Force (NAF) officers are feared to have been killed in a plane crash that occurred on Tuesday in Kaduna State. Although the details of the incident are still sketchy, it is understood that the incident involved a training aircraft which had two pilots on board. This is coming 11 months after a NAF aircraft crashed in Kaduna killing the then Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, and 10 other military officers. Details to follow…

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Kaduna plane crash: COAS Attahiru, 10 others buried with full military honours

Aminu Imam

…Tributes pour in for victims…As Navy cancels 65th-anniversary celebrations   The Nigerian Army, yesterday laid to rest the Late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Ibrahim Attahiru, and six other senior officers in Abuja. The Late COAS, alongside other senior officers involved in the ill-fated crash, died in an air crash on Friday, while on an official trip in Kaduna State. Senior officers arrived at the National Mosque ahead of the funeral prayers.The remains of the five Air Force officers were then taken to the Protestant Church, Air Force Base, Abuja while…

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Just In: Air Force fighter jet found, pilots whereabouts unknown

Aminu Imam

The missing Alpha jet of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has been found at a crash site in Abba-Jille, in Konduga LGA of Borno State. According to reports, the location of the crash is approx 30Kms outskirt from the city of Maiduguri. However, the fate of the pilot and co-pilot remains unknown as there is no report on if they ejected safely or have been captured by insurgency fighters. Recall that the Alpha-Jet had lost contact with radar at about 5 pm on Wednesday while on an interdiction mission in…

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