26 Nigeria Troops Killed In Ambush As Rescue Helicopter Crashes
A Nigerian Air Force MI-171 Helicopter on a casualty evacuation mission crashed today, August 14, 2023, at about 1.00 pm in Chukuba Village in Niger State.
The aircraft had departed Zungeru Primary School en route Kaduna but was later discovered to have crashed near Chukuba Village in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.
Efforts are currently ongoing to rescue the crew and passengers on board the helicopter, while preliminary investigations have commenced to determine the probable cause of the crash.
Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet
NAF Director of Public Relations and Information
26 Nigeria troops killed in ambush, crash of rescue helicopter: military sources
#BREAKING 26 Nigeria troops killed in ambush, crash of rescue helicopter: military sources pic.twitter.com/D3hnAsibQl
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 14, 2023
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