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Full List: Names Of Air Force Officers Killed In Abuja Plane Crash

Afnews Editor

Feb 21, 2021

The Nigerian Air Force on Sunday said 7 personnel onboard a Beechcraft KingAir B350i aircraft died when the jet crashed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

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The aircraft en route to Minna in Niger State crashed close to the runway of the airport after reporting engine failure.

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The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, in a tweet, described the accident as "fatal" and prayed for the "departed souls".

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"A military aircraft King Air 350 has just crashed short of our Abuja runway after reporting engine failure en route Minna," he tweeted.

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SaharaReporters has obtained a list of five out of the seven person onboard the ill-fated NAF 201 B350 aircraft.

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They were Flt. Lt. Gazama, Flt. Lt. Piyo, Flg. Offr. Okpara, FS Olawumi and ACM Johnson.

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