This Is How The Nigerian Air Force Helicopter Went Down

A Nigerian Air Force Mi-35 Helicopter on an official mission on Monday crashed due to a technical fault at a location South of Bama, Borno State, the Director of Information, Nigeria Defence Headquarters, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, said in a press statement in Abuja.

But some observers, however, reasoned that the helicopter could have been blown off by the insurgents who have already taken hold of over half of Borno State in the unrelenting offensive.

An officer, who spoke anonymously to journalists, before Olukolade’s press statement said, a surveillance jet was shot down by the insurgents around Bama in Borno State...

But it appears the Military authority is trying hard to play down the incident. In the statement by Olukolade, it was stated that “investigation has commenced to unravel the circumstances that led to the accident.”

He discounted the insinuation that the plane crashed as a result of insurgency attack, saying “it is established that the crash is not as a result of any enemy action.”

We are waiting for further details on the crash after investigation.