NAF sets up board to investigate aircraft crash in Kaduna
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it will ensure thorough investigation into the cause of its Super Mushshak trainer aircraft crash that occurred on Tuesday at NAF Base, Kaduna.
Air Force spokesman Edward Gabkwet, in a statement on Wednesday, said that the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Oladayo Amao, visited the families, friends and colleagues of the two pilots who lost their lives in the tragic incident.
They are: Flt.- Lt. Abubakar Alkali and Flt.-Lt. Elijah Karatu.
Mr Amao, however, constituted an accident investigation board upon receiving the news of the crash to determine its immediate and remote causes.
The CAS assured the officers, airmen and airwomen of 401 Flying Training School (FTS ), Kaduna, that all measures would be implemented to avert a similar occurrence in the future.
He also reminded them of the need to remain steadfast and focused on their assigned roles and responsibilities in view of the onerous task before NAF and other security agencies.
This, he said, was to enable them to continue to rid the North-West and indeed the entire nation of all criminal elements.
“The unfortunate incident of trainer aircraft crash is yet again a tragic reminder of the perilous nature of the military flying profession as well as the risks NAF pilots continually take daily to secure Nigeria’s territorial integrity,” he said.
(NAN)
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