NIGERIAN MILITARY HELICOPTER CRASHES DURING FIGHT AGAINST BOKO HARAM
A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) helicopter crashed in a combat on Wednesday night while providing close air support to troops of 145 Battalion at Damasak in Northern Borno State.
Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, who disclosed this, failed to 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 of 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 today, 2 January 2019. Details of the cause of the crash are still scanty”, he said. As soon as the details of the crash are known, they will be made available to the public”, Daramola said.
The loss happened hours after Daramola informed the nation that the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE destroyed a building being used as meeting venue by Boko Haram fighters near Baga in Northern Borno State.

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