Nigerian Air Force Helicopter Crashes In Borno State

Nigeria’s Defence authorities have confirmed
that a helicopter belonging to the Nigerian Air
Force crashed today South of Bama, Borno
state.
A statement by the Director of Defence
Information, Major General Chris Olukolade,
said the Mi-35 helicopter was on a training
mission, and crashed South of Bama, in Borno
State, “due to technical fault.”
He did not say if there were any casualties or
survivors, but stressed that it has been
established that the crash was not
attributable to enemy action.