By SaharaReporters, New York
Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State
and former National Security Adviser
Andrew Owoye Azazi apparently died in
a helicopter that crashed today in Bayelsa
State, a reliable source has told
SaharaReporters.
Governor Yakowa and Mr. Azazi, a
retired military general who served as
chief security adviser to President
Goodluck Jonathan, were among
passengers in the ill-fated helicopter.
Nigeria's National Emergency
Management Authority (NEMA) had
earlier indicated that the agency had
activated a search for a crashed
helicopter.
Our sources had earlier disclosed that
the crashed chopper was carrying “some
major political figures.” As at the time
of going to press, Saharareporters was
unable to confirm the identity of any other
passengers in the ill-fated chopper.
Governor Yakowa and Mr. Azazi were
among many political figures who
reportedly attended the burial of the
father of senior presidential aide Oronto
Douglas. The funeral event took place in
the Nembe area of Bayelsa State earlier
today. SaharaReporters learnt that the
crashed helicopter was one of several
helicopters that some well-connected
people to the funeral.
The crash comes on the heels of a plane
crash on October 25, 2012 that has left
Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State
brain-damaged. Mr. Suntai was moved
to a hospital in Germany where he
remains in poor shape, unable to
recognize his visitors or to speak.
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