Contrary to earlier reports in the media, the Nigerian Air Force has debunked the claim that a fighter jet today crashed at the Nigerian Air Force Base, Port Harcourt.
The Air Force said “The Nigerian Air Force MI-24B helicopter on a training exercise did not crash but made an emergency landing at the Nigerian Air Force Base, Port-Harcourt at about 10:00am”.
In a press release signed by the Deputy Director of Air Force Public Relations, Group Captain Dele Alonge, the air force further stated that “there was no casualty as all the crew members came out unhurt”.
He also added that the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh on receipt of the report has immediately constituted a team of experts to unravel the circumstances that led to the accident.
He promised that “further details of the crash will be made known as investigation reveals”.
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