NAF Helicopter: Peter Obi calls for full-scale investigation; Mourns loss of gallant personnel

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has called for a full-scale investigation into the alleged Nigerian Air Force MI-171 Helicopter crash in Niger State, to unravel the exact cause of the fatal incident as a way to prevent future occurrences.

Mr. Obi, a former Governor of Anambra State, in a tweet, also lamented the loss of lives of gallant military personnel in the incident, urging the security agencies “not to be dispirited over the challenges, but to see them as our path to achieving a safe and secure nation.”

Full text of the tweet reads:

I am deeply saddened by the unfortunate crash of the Nigerian Air Force MI-171 Helicopter on a casualty evacuation mission, near Chukuba Village in Niger State.

The deplorable level of insecurity in most parts of the country has continued to embarrass and cost us precious lives and properties, with the attendant economic costs.

My heart is with the families of the gallant soldiers who lost their lives in that incident.

I also sincerely commiserate with the Nigerian Air Force over this painful incident and urge them and other security agencies not to be dispirited over the challenges, but to see them as our path to achieving a safe and secure nation.

I would also like to encourage a full-scale investigation to be carried out to unravel the cause of the crash as a way of preventing future occurrences.

We will never give up on our nation. It is our greatest heritage in whose service all our sacrifices become noble acts. -PO