A Nigerian Air Force FT-7NI trainer aircraft has reportedly crashed in Markurdi, the Benue State capital.
This incident occurred on Friday, July 14, evening, while it was on a routine training exercise.
Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, confirmed this information via a statement released on Friday, July 14.
According to the statement, the two pilots onboard the aircraft had survived and were currently being observed in a military health facility.
Luckily, the two pilots on board had survived the crash after successfully ejecting from the aircraft.
No loss of lives or damage to any property around the area of impact were recorded.
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has already constituted a Board of Inquiry to find out the immediate and remote causes of the air crash.
