NAF Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing on Benue Farmland After Anti-Kidnap Operation
The helicopter landed safely after disrupting suspected kidnappers, and the air force said the aircraft had no emergency.
- A Nigerian Air Force helicopter made a precautionary landing on farmland in Makurdi, Benue State, on Wednesday after completing a close air support operation against suspected kidnappers near the Enugu-Benue boundary.
- The landing occurred two days after an ATR-42 aircraft with registration number NGR 931 crashed into a swamp near the Naval Base in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State on Monday, killing all 32 people aboard.
- President Bola Tinubu declared three days of national mourning for the Ondo victims, as the back-to-back incidents raised concerns over military aviation safety across Nigeria.
- NAF Director of Public Relations and Information Ehimen Ejodame stated the pilot exercised professional discretion to land approximately 10 nautical miles from the airfield in accordance with established safety procedures following combat missions.
- The helicopter returned safely to base after the operation successfully disrupted kidnapper activities and supported ground troop advances, Ejodame confirmed, reaffirming the NAF's commitment to coordinated air-ground operations against criminal elements.
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NAF helicopter makes emergency landing on Benue farmland after anti-kidnap operation
A Nigerian Air Force, NAF, helicopter has made a “precautionary landing” on a farmland in Benue State after completing a close air support mission for ground troops operating against suspected kidnappers. The incident occurred in the Utur Tse-Igboji community of Makurdi, where eyewitnesses reported seeing the military aircraft land on farmland. According to the NAF, […] NAF helicopter makes emergency landing on Benue farmland after anti-kidnap o…
NAF helicopter makes precautionary landing in Benue after anti-kidnapping operation
NAF helicopter makes precautionary landing in Benue after anti-kidnapping operation A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) helicopter on Wednesday made a precautionary landing in Benue State after completing a close-air-support mission against suspected kidnappers, the Air Force has said. The incident occurred during an operation in Ogbadigbo Local Government Area, near the Enugu-Benue boundary, where the […]
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A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) helicopter on Wednesday made a precautionary landing on a farm in Makurdi, Benue State, after successfully providing close air support to surface forces during an operation against kidnapping activities in the Ogbadigbo area of the state, near the Enugu-Benue boundary. A statement by the NAF Director of Public Relations and […]
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