The Nigeria air force (NAF) has released the names of seven
of its personnel who died in the aircraft that crashed near the Nnamdi Azikiwe International
Airport Abuja.
Ibikunle Daramola, NAF spokesperson, published the names of
the personnel in a statement on Sunday.
The Beechcraft KingAir B350i (NAF
201) crashed near the Abuja airport en route Minna, Niger state.
Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, confirmed that the
aircraft crashed as a result of an engine failure.
Daramola said the jet was scheduled to conduct surveillance
missions over Niger and its environs as part of efforts to secure the release
of students abducted from the Government Science College, Kagara.
“As earlier stated, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air
Vice Marshal Oladayo Amao, has instituted an investigative
panel to determine the remote and immediate causes of the
accident,” he said.
“While the panel has commenced its work, the NAF, having
notified the Next of Kins/family members of the deceased, regretfully announces
that the following 7 personnel lost their lives in the crash.”
The NAF listed the deceased officers to include:
- Haruna Gadzama, flight lieutenant who was the captain
- Henry Piyo, co-pilot and flight lieutenant
- Micheal Okpara, a flying officer and airborne tactical observation system (ATOS) specialist
- Bassey Etim, a warrant officer (ATOS Specialist)
- Olasunkanmi Olawunmi, a flight sergeant (ATOS Specialist)
- Ugochukwu Oluka, a sergeant (ATOS Specialist)
- Adewale Johnson, an aircraftman (onboard technician)
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