Police helicopter with six people on board crashes in Bauchi

By Larry John Brown

Published: January 27, 2022 | 3:31 PM GMT

A police helicopter which took off from Abuja has crashed at the Bauchi Airport, the Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB said on Thursday January 27. The bureau in a statement said no loss of life was recorded in the incident which occurred on Wednesday.

“On 26th January, 2022, Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria was notified by Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) about an accident involving a Bell 429 helicopter with Registration Marks 5N-MDA owned and operated by Nigerian Police Force (NPF),” the statement said. “The accident occurred on 26th January, 2022 around 7:30pm (Local Time) at Bauchi Airport.

The NPF helicopter had departed Abuja at 16:54 UTC for Bauchi with Six persons on board maintaining 5,500ft. “There were some injuries but no fatality. The investigating agency, AIB-N needs and hereby solicits for your assistance.

“We want the public to know that we would be amenable to receiving any video clips, evidences, or information any member of the public may have of the accident that can assist us with this investigation. “The Bureau will appreciate that the general public and press respect the privacy of the people involved and NOT assume the cause of the accident until a formal report is released.”

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