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Nigerian Military Helicopter Crashes In Yola

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10 years ago

November 10, 2014

An helicopter belonging to the Nigerian Military has crashed in Damare, a suburb of Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa state, reports say.
According to reports, the crash happened near a camp built for internally displaced persons in Yola State.
As at the time of compiling this report, the Nigerian Army has not released a statement as regards the helicopter crash.
Although the cause of the helicopter is still unknown, it was however gathered that the helicopter was on patrol when the crash happened.
Confirming the incident, a resident that lives close to the scene of the crash, Jamilu Inuwa, told Premium Times that he saw the chopper go down.
“The helicopter crashed in Damare,” he said. “I don’t know if it is a military plane or not.” he added.
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Also, a journalist based in Yola, identified as Inuwa, informed that he had it on good authority that the helicopter was on surveillance mission and was carrying arms and ammunition, claiming there were some foreigners aboard.
“Immediately after the crash, soldiers were drafted to the scene to cordon off the scene,” the journalist told Premium Times.
Inuwa also said the scene of the crash is not far from the temporary camp of the National Youth Service Corps which is serving as a base for the internally displaced persons [IDPs] in the state.
This is happening barely five days after some local fishermen reportedly found parts of Nigeria Air Force’s Alpha Jet (NAF 466) which disappeared on September 12, during routine operations in the northern part of Adamawa State in the River Benue.
The Nigerian military had said that the jet went missing while on a mission in Adamawa State.
Few days after the jet went missing, some residents of Gombi LGA, Adamawa said they saw the aircraft close to Gabun primary school before it may have crashed.
Meanwhile, the Boko Haram sect had claimed to have shot it down in a video in which they appeared to slaughter one of the pilots of the missing Alpha Jet.