Only The Pilot of Crashed Jet Died- Nigerian Airforce
Category: Nigerian National News
Authorities of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have described as a
disservice to the general public reports that more than one person died
in the Saturday evening N7 Fighter jet crash in Hong, Adamawa State.
Meanwhile, the crash has been attributed to poor maintenance culture
of service platforms and low professional capacity of personnel.
The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information (DoPRI), Air
Commodore Dele Alonge, told The Guardian in Abuja yesterday that he was
compelled to debunk some reports that more than one person died in the
crash. “All those people writing that all passengers on board died, know
where they got their own information from. It was only the pilot that
died. How many people does an N7-Ni carry, it was just the pilot.
“We do disservice to ourselves, the public must not be fed with wrong
information. So it is not a question of how many people that died in
the crash, it was just the pilot who was the only person inside.”
Alonge, who insisted that the N7 fighter jet carries only the pilot,
said “people have to know the difference between a helicopter, a
passenger jet and a fighter jet. The jet, unfortunately, ran into bad
weather and it crashed, killing the pilot who was the only person on
board.”
In a statement late Saturday night, Alonge said N7-Ni fighter jet,
code NAF 801, was returning to the “base from an interdiction mission”
before it “crashed due to bad weather around Hong, in Hong Local
Government Area of Adamawa State. It was not under enemy fire that the
jet went down. “There was no survivor as the pilot of the aircraft lost
his life in the unfortunate incident”.
Alonge also pointed out that the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal
Sadique Abubakar, like the August 29th Dornier 228 crash in Kaduna, has
set up a committee to investigate the cause of the accident.
A source at the NAF Headquarters, who spoke on condition of
anonymity, said poor maintenance culture is the cause of most of the
crashes. “The F7-Ni fighters are relatively new, compared to others.
They are made in China, very effective, but like I said earlier,
maintenance is the problem, considering the volume of usage in recent
time. The Mi-35 attack helicopters and Alpha Jet airplanes are the most
used in the fight against terror in the Northeast”.
A security expert and retired military officer, Leonald Olumide, said
“there is more to the Adamawa crash than has been told the public,
because the report is that there were more than one jet coming back from
the mission. This happened early Saturday evening, but the information
was released late at night. So there is more to it, than has been said.
Guardian
Related Posts via Categories:
- Tinubu blasts Saraki - 'You are indisciplined, disloyal and a PDP member in soul'
- Police Arrests Kidnappers of Olu Falae
- Nigerian Government Denies Reports of Fresh Ebola Outbreak
- Elections Petition Tribunal Nullifies Election Of Senator Buruji Kashamu
- BREAKING: Charles Okah Dies in Kuje Prison
- I’m not surprised by Alison-Madueke’s arrest – Oshiomhole
- Buhari’s list not worth the long wait –PDP
- ‘Buhari never told me I would be minister’- Fayemi
- Buhari Will Not Be Screened- Dino Melaye
- Protests over Fashola and Amaechi Nomination as Ministers
Be Our Fan On Facebook
Follow Us @ACKCITY On Twitter
Want updates via;
BB: 568235DD
Channel Pin: C00352CD2,
WhatsApp: 2348105649346
Need a good platform to Advertise your products & services;
Call: (234) 08121807240, 08105649346
No comments