Photo: survivors of Mi-35 aircraft that crashed in Borno

Thank God! And for the dead, its unfortunate. The Nigerian defence hd-quarters released a statement this evening indicating that another crew member of Mi-35 arcraft that crashed in Bama, Borno state survived after being declared misssing

The Engineer crew member of the crashed Nigerian Air Force Mi-35 Helicopter earlier declared missing has been found alive.  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.

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. Meanwhile, search and rescue operation on the incident has been concluded, while investigation into the crash continues.







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