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Military aircraft crashes at Abuja airport
A Nigerian airforce aircraft crashed at the Abuja airport on Sunday.
Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, confirmed via his twitter handle that the military aircraft King Air 350 crashed after reporting engine failure en route Minna
He said via his Twitter handle that the “A military aircraft King Air 350 has just crashed short of our Abuja runway after reporting engine failure en route Minna.”
The Nigerian Air Force NAF201, a B350 aircraft departed Abuja at 1033UTC with 6 persons on board including 2 crew.
The Aircraft reported engine failure at time 1039 and crashed landed on the final approach path of Abuja Runway 22 at time 1048UTC.
Fire services are already at the scene of the accident. All 6 persons on board reported dead.
A video of the scene posted online showed residents frantically gathering at the crash site.
The area has been enveloped with thick smoke with rescue efforts ongoing.
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