A Nigerian Air Force helicopter crashlanded and exploded at the NAF Base, Port Harcourt on Friday morning.
According to a statement by the NAF’s Spokesman, Edward Gabkwet, all 5 crew members survived.
” Fortunately the entire crew of 5 survived the crash with very minor injuries and are currently being attended to at NAF Medical Centre,Port Harcourt.
” The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar,is currently enroute to Port Harcourt to assess the situation for himself,see to the wellbeing of the crew and give further directives.
” Incident of this nature is yet again a grim reminder of the dangers associated with military flying and the risks NAF pilots and technicians experience in their onerous tasks of defending our nation and deterring criminal elements from their nefarious activities.” He said.
