A Nigerian Air Force aircraft, a
Donnier 228, has crashed at the Old
Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna.
It was gathered on Saturday that the
aircraft, which took off from the Nigerian Air Force base, Kaduna, was heading
for Abuja when it came down in the early hours of the day.
The military aircraft was said to
have crashed into a residential building within the neighborhood NDA, igniting
fears that the casualty figure could be high.
It was gathered that there were no
survivors in the crash.
The Director of Public Relations and
Information of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Dele Alonge, confirmed the
crash to our correspondent on the telephone but did not give details.
He said the NAF would issue a
statement on it later.
Our correspondent learnt that the
seven people on board the aircraft, comprising the crew members and the
passengers, died in the crash.
It was gathered the captain, the
co-pilot, the board technician and four passengers were involved in the
crash.
Meanwhile, combat ready
soldiers have condoned off the barracks, preventing people from gaining access
to the area.
The North-West Zonal Coordinator of
the National Emergency Management Agency, Musa Ilallah, confirmed the crash and
the casualty figure.
Source: Punch Newspaper
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