Presidential Helicopter
The helicopter conveying Vice President Yemi Osinbajo from the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College, Gwagwalada, Abuja, reportedly made a pressured touchdown a few seconds after take-off.
Osinbajo was within the faculty for the commencement ceremony of Senior Division Course 1/2018 members.
As acknowledged by The Nation, the chopper had earlier taken the Vice President to the faculty for the ceremony.
While taking off, the helicopter couldn't ascend past the tree stage, earlier than it emitted thick smoke and landed on the identical spots few seconds after take off.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar, had already departed from the venue with their respective convoys, when the incident occurred.
Osinbajo later left the faculty by highway.