Nigeria military helicopter crashes with 32 aboard
A military helicopter crashed in southwestern Nigeria on Monday while carrying 32 people. The aircraft had 25 passengers and seven crew members aboard. Authorities have launched a rescue operation following the Nigeria military helicopter crash. Nigeria’s Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo said the helicopter crashed near a naval base in Igbo Koda. The location lies in […]
A Nigerian military helicopter crashed in southwestern Nigeria on Monday with 32 people on board. The aircraft, which was on a routine mission from Benin City to Lagos, had 25 passengers and seven crew members.
The helicopter crashed near a naval base in Igbo Koda, also referred to as Igbokoda, in Ondo state. According to Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo, the wreckage of the aircraft has been found.
Rescue operations are currently ongoing, with search and rescue teams, in coordination with relevant authorities and emergency response agencies, searching the area by boat. A video showed a small crowd gathered near a river as rescuers searched the area.
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