An aircraft belonging to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has
crashed in Bauchi State.
The aircraft with registration 5N-MDA was involved in the
accident, on Wednesday.
There were some injuries but no fatalities, according to
sources.
The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) in a statement
confirmed the accident, saying it was notified by Nigerian Airspace Management
Agency (NAMA).
The helicopter, which had six persons onboard, had departed
Abuja on Wednesday evening.
The statement added: “The investigating agency, AIB-N needs
and hereby solicits your assistance. We want the public to know that we would
be amenable to receiving any video clips, evidence, or information any member
of the public may have of the accident that can assist us with this
investigation.
“The Bureau will appreciate that the general public and
press respect the privacy of the people involved and not assume the cause of
the accident until the formal report is released.”
The development comes amid the concerns over weather.
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) had forecasted
more dust plumes around the North West and North East states capable of
dropping visibility below 1000 meters, leaving flights cancellations and delays
in its wake.
NiMet in its weather forecast said, “thick dust haze with
horizontal visibility values of less than 1000m are expected over Maiduguri,
Nguru, Potiskum, Dutse, Gombe, Yola, Bauchi, Katsina, Kaduna, Zaria, Kano and
Sokoto.
It’s unclear if the police chopper crashed as a result of
bad weather.
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