Air Force Helicopter Crashes in Boko Haram Combat

  A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) helicopter crashed in combat on Wednesday night while providing close air support to troops of 145 Battalion at Damasak in Northern Borno State. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, Director of Public Relations and Information disclosed this, but he did not disclose the model of the helicopter or how many personnel were inside it at the time the crash happened. Nigerian Air Force has over a dozen Russian made helicopters, MMil Mi-17 and Mil Mi-24 models.



   Daramola said the aircraft was involved in the ongoing counterinsurgency operations in the North East. “The incident, occurred about 7:45 pm, 2 January 2019. Details of the cause of the crash are still scanty”, he said.

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