A Nigerian Air Force Mi-35 Helicopter on a training mission has crashed, the Defence Headquaters has said.
The jet crashed this afternoon due to technical fault at a location South of Bama, Defence spokesperson, Chris Olukolade, said in a statement made available to news men.
Mr. Olukolade, a Major General, said investigation has commenced to unravel the circumstances leading to the accident.
He however said the accident was not a result “of any enemy action”.
Further details on the crash, Mr. Olukolade said, would be made known as investigation progresses.
Bama is one of the locations in the North-east state of Borno where the extremist Boko Haram sect has intensified its terrorist activities.
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