Nigerian AirForce helicopter crash: Missing crew member found alive

The Defence headquarters has confirmed that its Engineer crew member of the crashed Nigerian Air Force-Mi-35 Helicopter, earlier declared missing has been found alive. According to a statement issued by the Director Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, and made available to DailyPost, the crew member who was declared missing when his body could not be located in the vicinity of the crash resurfaced at the military Headquarters in Maiduguri today, having trekked through the bushes after the crash.
The statement said, “it is thus confirmed that Flight Lieutenant NM Halilu, Co-Pilot and Warrant Officer Augustine Nwanonenyi, the aircraft technician survived the crash while Flight Lieutenant Onyeka Nwakile was the only one lost in the crash. The family of the officer has been duly informed while the two survivors are in stable condition but receiving medical attention.
The statement further disclosed that search and rescue operation on the incident have been concluded, while investigation into the crash continues.



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