A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Helicopter crashed landed earlier today while returning from an anti-armed banditry combat mission in the Northwest Theatre under Operation HADARAN DAJI.
The Air Commodore, Director of Public Relations and Information
Ibikunle Daramola, in a press release said details of the cause of the incident, which occurred at the Katsina Airport at about 3.30pm today, 12 June 2019, are still scanty.
He said there was no loss of life, either of persons on board the helicopter or on the ground.
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has immediately directed the constitution of a Board of Inquiry to determine the exact cause of the incident.
The NAF continues to solicit the understanding and support of the general public as it daily strives to ensure the security of Nigeria and Nigerians.