Kelvin30286063: Sad. He said at the first rule of invention. Safety!
If only he had doors and window. I bet he left the helicopter open so he could jump out if something goes wrong. The people around him were lucky, the rotor could have flown in any direction.
A 24-year-old school dropout, who aspired to build a helicopter himself, died after one of the rotor blades of the chopper he was testing, broke and slashed his throat at Fulsawangi village in Mahagaon tehsil of the district on Tuesday night. The deceased Sheikh Ismail Sheikh Ibrahim had stopped going to school while in Std 8 and started working in elder brother Mussavir’s gas welding workshop and mastered the art of making almirahs, coolers and other household articles with steel and aluminium sheets.
It was Ismail’s passion to do something different to bring international fame for his village Fulsawangi.
“Inspired by the character of Rancho in the film ‘3 Idiots’, Ismail wanted to do something unique and hence decided to build a helicopter in the village. After gathering information about the design and assembly by watching YouTube videos, he started working on his dream project. It took nearly two years for Ismail to collect all the parts needed. He also readied the prototype of a single-seater helicopter by welding steel pipes and fitted a Maruti 800 engine to power it,” said his friend Sachin Ubale.
“Ismail wanted to exhibit the helicopter to the public on Independence Day this year and so he decided to test the flying machine near his workshop. On Tuesday night, he occupied the pilot seat and started the engine as some of his friends watched in awe,” said Ubale. While everyone was thrilled when the rotor wings started moving speedily, the tail rotor blade assembly got ripped off from the body and hit the main blades on the top. “Even before anyone could understand what was happening, a piece of the broken blade slashed Ismail’s throat and he collapsed to the ground,” said Ubale. Those watching the experiment rushed to help a heavily bleeding Ismail and he was immediately taken to a hospital in Pusad. However, he breathed his last before any medical aid could be provided. “He used to test functioning of the chopper very often. Earlier, he had been successful in lifting the helicopter 5 feet above the ground. It was his final trial on Tuesday,” said Ismail’s another friend Harish. “He used to wear a helmet and headphone every time he tested the chopper. But on the fateful night, he did not wear both,” Harish added. Ismail had named his flying machine ‘Munna Helicopter’, Munna being his nickname. Some of those gathered to witness the helicopter trial had shot a video, which captured the accident also. The video has now gone viral on social media. Ismail was cremated on Wednesday in the presence of a large number of villagers. “The police have taken Ismail’s elder brother and three friends to the police station for further investigation. The police will also take the helicopter into their custody,” Harish told TOI. A pall of gloom descended on the village as news of death of the local Rancho, as Ismail was known in the area, spread like wildfire. Former MLA of Umarkhed Rajendra Najardhane and many others visited the bereaved family to offer their condolences.
The Nigeria government has recalled its ambassador to Indonesia over the ill-treatment meted out to its diplomat by Indonesian immigration police officers.
This was disclosed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, on Tuesday at a news conference in Abuja.
This comes after the ministry got further and comprehensive briefing from the Nigerian ambassador on Monday evening.
Even though an apology had been tendered from the Indonesian ambassador in Nigeria, the federal government is stepping up its reaction to the assault against the diplomat, identified as Ibrahim.
Onyeama said the ambassador is being recalled for further consultations at the highest level.
He said this would include a review of Nigeria’s relations with Indonesia.
He said Nigeria had demanded severe sanctions against the Indonesian immigration officials responsible for the brazen assault.
“There is no justification for the treatment to a diplomat and even to a Nigerian citizen.
“We are taking strong steps to defend the interests of Nigerians anywhere in the world,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government had earlier expressed its dissatisfaction over the maltreatment of an officer of the Nigeria High Commission and Consulate in Indonesia.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the arrest and manhandling of the diplomatic official was against international law and the Vienna Conventions governing Diplomatic and Consular Relations between states.
The Nigerian government said it had written to the government of Indonesia over the ill-treatment meted out to its Diplomatic Agent in the country.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the assault of a Nigerian diplomat by immigration officials in Indonesia.
The victim, whose name was not mentioned, was manhandled and arrested by immigration officials on Saturday in front of his official quarters in the Asian country.
A viral video of the event shows at least three men in a vehicle assaulting the official, ignoring his screams of pain.
While two of the men held his hands and pinned him down in the backseat, another freely assaulted his unprotected head as he cried out in pain.
“The unfortunate incident is against international law and the Vienna Conventions governing Diplomatic and Consular Relations between states,” the Nigerian Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a statement on Monday.
A screenshot taken on August 9, 2021, shows the Nigerian diplomat being assaulted by immigration officials in Indonesia in a moving vehicle.
“The Nigerian Government has complained strongly to the Government of Indonesia, and the Ambassador of Indonesia to Nigeria was summoned by the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs.
“The Ambassador explained what he understood happened and apologised unreservedly on behalf of the Government of Indonesia. The Nigerian Government has sent an official protest to the Government of Indonesia.”
In addition to the Indonesian Ambassador’s apology, the immigration officials responsible for the assault have also apologised to the victim.
“The Ambassador of Nigeria to Indonesia has confirmed that the immigration official involved had since come to the Nigerian Embassy to apologise to the Ambassador and the diplomat concerned,” the Foreign Ministry added.
Imagine only one Bee trying to open this bottle? When people work together despite any personal conflict, achieving a common goal is easier and faster.
louqas: We know ......so also is the rail line between Nigeria and Niger....but you people always say Buhari was doing it for his brothers in niger....does he have brothers in southern cameroun too?
joyandfaith: More complex than that. Cuban took over all businesses owned by Americans without compensation to the owners. Just like what Idi Amin did in Uganda .
Are you sure Cuba government simply took over all businesses owned by Americans or they enacted policies that caused those companies to shut down? I will find out and modify my post.