Breaking: Nigerian Air Force Helicopter Crashes In Adamawa

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF801) F7-Ni fighter jet returning to the base from an interdicted mission crashed due to bad weather and not under enemy fire around Hong, Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State at about 1623hrs (4.23 pm).

There was no survival as the pilot of the aircraft lost his life in the unfortunate incident.

Air Commodore Dele Alonge, Director Public Relations of Nigerian Airforce in a statement said the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal SB Abubakar has set up an investigation panel to unravel the remote and immediate causers) of the accident.