A source in the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) told us that the vehicle involved was one of the helicopters and was on a routine training mission. The two crew members forced the chopper to land after it developed “an engine problem,” he said.
Just three days ago, a fighter jet also belonging to NAF crashed in Niger, killing its two crew. The jet was said to have been participating in military operations against al Qaeda-linked Islamic militants in Mali.
Today’s crash follows a steady history of air crashes involving military equipment, which are generally suspected to be poorly-maintained, some of them routinely diverted from professional and security operations to service the private needs of the political elite, including private parties, weddings and funerals.
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