ABUJA – A small Nigerian air force passenger plane crashed outside Abuja airport after reporting engine failure on Sunday, killing all seven people on board.
According to air force spokesman Ibikunle Daramole, the Beechcraft King Air 350i was on its way to the city of Minna, 110 kilometres (68 miles) northwest of the capital.
The aircraft “crashed while returning to the Abuja Airport after reporting engine failure,”said Daramole. “First responders are at the scene. Sadly, all seven personnel on board died in the crash.”
The chief of the air force has ordered an investigation into the accident, Daramole said.
President Muhammadu Buhari in a statement sent his condolences to the air force and families of the victims, saying he was “deeply saddened by the fatal crash”.
The air force did not provide the identities of those killed in the crash.(Reuters)
