An helicopter belonging to the Nigeria Air Force has crashed in Kaduna this morning.
The helicopter was enroute Abuja having taken off from NAF base in Kaduna.
The Air Force helicopter reportedly went down at the site of the old National Defence Academy in Kaduna State. As stated by Famzn News, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that all seven passengers on board did not survive the crash. The flight was stated to have crashed 10 minutes after take-off at about 6. 47am earlier today, with the pilot, co-pilot, two engineers and three passengers on board. A military source who confirmed the incident told reporters that the helicopter crashed at the old site of the NDA at about 6.30am . He said: “We heard a loud sound like bomb blast, when we came out to confirm what it was , we saw flames. After tracing the site , we then discovered that it was an Airforce jet that crashed .” Rescue efforts are going on as officials of NEMA, Kaduna State Emergency Agency (KASEMA) and the Red Cross are on ground. See photos from the crash site below: [caption id="attachment_40751" align="alignnone" /> Rescue officials on ground[/caption] [caption id="attachment_40752" align="alignnone" /> A building affected by the crash[/caption]