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Breaking! Nigerian Police Helicopter Crashes In Bauchi

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A helicopter belonging to the Nigeria Police which took off from Abuja has crashed at the Bauchi Airport.

The helicopter crash was disclosed by the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) on Thursday.

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PRESS STATEMENT ON NIGERIA POLICE HELICOPTER OCCURRENCE

On 26th January, 2022, Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria was notified by Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) about an accident involving a Bell 429 helicopter with Registration Marks 5N-MDA owned and operated by Nigerian Police Force (NPF).

The accident occurred on 26th January, 2022 around 7:30pm (Local Time) at Bauchi Airport.

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The NPF helicopter had departed Abuja at 16:54 UTC for Bauchi with Six persons on board maintaining 5,500ft

There were some injuries but no fatality.

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The investigating agency, AIB-N needs and hereby solicits for your assistance. We want the public to know that we would be amenable to receiving any video clips, evidences, or information any member of the public may have of the accident that can assist us with this investigation.

The Bureau will appreciate that the general public and press respect the privacy of the people involved and NOT assume the cause of the accident until formal report is released.

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Kindly contact us on our official communication channels:Mobile App: AIB-NWebsite: https:///ofYl1zalFW.ngTwitter: @aibnigeriaInstagram: @AIB_NigeriaFacebook: AIB NigeriaEmail: Commissioner@aib.gov.ngSMS/WhatsApp: +234807 709 0900, 0807 709 0928

Tunji Oketunbi
General Manager, Public Affairs

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