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Breaking: NAF Aircraft Crashes In Kaduna, Many Officers Feared Dead

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A yet-to-be ascertained number of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel reportedly feared dead in a plane crash in Kaduna State today, CityNews Nigeria learnt.

 

According to reports the incident involved a training aircraft which had two pilots on board.

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No official statement has yet been released on the incident as details of the accident is still sketchy.

Meanwhile, bandit terrorists had injured scores in a fresh attack on Southern Kaduna last Saturday.

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The assailants according to reports, stormed Agban Kagoro in the Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna in their large numbers and killed two people.

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The attack, CityNews Nigeria  understands is coming barely a month after a group of bandit terrorists attacked the town and killed no fewer than 34 people including two military personnel.

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At least seven persons were injured and over 200 houses and 32 shops were burnt, during the deadly attack.

A statement issued to newsmen by the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed this.

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The government thereafter slammed a 24-hour curfew on two neighbouring local governments of Jema’a and Kaura.

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