A helicopter belonging to the Nigeria Police which took off from Abuja has crashed at the Bauchi Airport.

The helicopter crash was disclosed by the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) on Thursday.

PRESS STATEMENT ON NIGERIA POLICE HELICOPTER OCCURRENCE

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 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 formal report is released.

Kindly contact us on our official communication channels:Mobile App: AIB-NWebsite: https:///ofYl1zalFW.ngTwitter: @aibnigeriaInstagram: @AIB_NigeriaFacebook: AIB NigeriaEmail: Commissioner@aib.gov.ngSMS/WhatsApp: +234807 709 0900, 0807 709 0928

Tunji Oketunbi
General Manager, Public Affairs

May God heal the injured..










Speedy recovery

Eeeyaa

No be today crash don Dey happen

.......

Disaster everywhere.
Tragicomedy nation

Buhari doings

Thank God no lives were lost

Lol

Part of the achievements that Fashola was talking about.

when you no Sabi Ride ,,,, you carry helicopter the fly up/down......

Inspector Fash should investigate this crash for us

wman:
RIP to the souls on board.

Who die?
You didn't read the story, you just rush to comment.

wman:
RIP to the souls on board.

Sorry for your life. learn to read

Rip to them manna

Thank God no life was lost.
Wishing the injured victims speedy recovery.

If your dad dey the helicopter �, is that how you would have rushed here to say RIP

wman:
RIP to the souls on board.

AIB my uncle works there.... Big money but curruption is fking it up oo

No good news for Naija again?

Why,they suppose die that will have be a good news,useless police

Very sad news indeed but come to think of it, how many helicopters does the Nigerian Police have? i doubt if its up to eight. why is it difficult to maintain them?

This one don dey turn to regular occurrence. Thank God for the life of everyone onboard. I hope to board this helicopter one day.

fergie0o1:
A helicopter belonging to the Nigeria Police which took off from Abuja has crashed at the Bauchi Airport.

The helicopter crash was disclosed by the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) on Thursday.



Tunji Oketunbi
General Manager, Public Affairs

thank God

Thank God no life was lost

Most Nigerians are just as toxic as their leader
It’s only someone as mean as buhari that Nigerian deserves

thank God for life