BREAKING: NAF helicopter reportedly crashes in Kaduna

According to reports, an helicopter belonging to the Nigerian Airforce has reportedly crashed in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The Nigerian Airforce Air Training Centre’s headquarters, located in Mando, Igabi Local Government Area, is in close proximity to the community.

The Management of the Nigerian Airforce is yet to make an official statement over the incident. But locals told Channels Television that the helicopter crashed in the early hours of Monday at Taimi village, near Rigachikun.

Following the incident, a team of Airforce personnel from the Nigerian Airforce Air Training Centre and 401 Flying School were said to have cordoned off the scene to secure the area for emergency rescue operations and also investigate the cause of the crash.

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