A Nigerian Air Force FT-7NI trainer aircraft reportedly crashed in Makurdi, the Benue State capital on Friday 14 July, 2023.
It was reported that the aircraft was on a routine exercise before the ugly incident occurred on Friday.
The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet also confirmed the incident. Edward said the two pilots onboard the aircraft survived and were being managed in a military facility.
“Both pilots are currently under observation at NAF Base Hospital, Makurdi. Meanwhile, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has constituted a Board of Inquiry to determine the immediate and remote causes of the crash,” Edward stated.