Seven dead
in Nigerian military plane crash, says air force
By Nimi Princewill and Stephanie
Busari, CNN
Updated 1546 GMT (2346 HKT) February 21, 2021
People and rescuers gather at the site where a Nigerian air force plane
crashed while approaching the Abuja airport runway on Sunday
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Seven people were
killed when a Nigerian military plane crashed on approach to Abuja airport on
Sunday, a spokesman for Nigeria's Air Force said.
"All 7 personnel on board died in the crash," Air Vice
Marshal Ibikunle Daramola said on Twitter.
He added that the Chief of the Air Staff has ordered an immediate
investigation into the incident.
"A military aircraft King Air 350 has just crashed short of our
Abuja runway after reporting engine failure enroute [to] Minna. It appears to
be fatal," said the country's aviation minister, Hadi Sirika, confirming
the incident in a statement.
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