In Makurdi, the capital of Benue State, a Nigerian Air Force FT-7NI trainer aircraft has crashed during a routine training exercise on Friday evening, as reported by Channels Television.
Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, confirmed the incident in a statement released on Friday. He stated that both pilots onboard the aircraft survived and were currently receiving medical attention at a military facility. Fortunately, no lives were lost, and no property damage occurred in the vicinity of the crash.
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has established a Board of Inquiry to investigate the immediate and underlying causes of the crash. Further details regarding the incident will be provided in due course.
