A military aircraft on Friday reportedly crashed at the Yola International Airport, Adamawa State.
Leadership reports that the supposed tragedy
that would have struck the Nigerian military was however, averted as
there was no casualty recorded in the incident.
It was reported that the aircraft was damaged
but the pilot and other crew members miraculously escaped without
sustaining any injury.
Meanwhile, it was the averted tragedy that
left the Adamawa State Governor, Mr. Bala Ngillari, and some of his
executives stranded at the airport as the incident crumbled the
departure of the governor’s plane that was scheduled to depart for Abuja
on an official assignment.
It was disclosed that the affected aircraft
was on a mission to transport injured soldiers from Yola to Kaduna State
for medical attention before the crash occurred. The crash reportedly
happened at about midday when the aircraft was yet to carry the wounded
soldiers.
A source at the airport said the aircraft was
almost landing at the international airport when it suddenly changed
direction and crashed causing pandemonium in the vicinity.
It was a military source who spoke on
condition of anonymity that revealed that the plane was supposed to
convey wounded soldiers from Yola to Kaduna when the incident occurred.
He said the crash was a minor one and that the plane only suffered
trivial damages.
However, airport sources stressed that the
incident delayed landing and take-off of other aircrafts, a development
which made some of them to be diverted to other airports.
The airport officials had commenced their
normal duties and kept sealed lips over the incident describing it as
military affairs. As at press time, normalcy had returned at the
vicinity.
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