The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says that unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) popularly known as drone, crashed in Kaduna on Monday morning and not its helicopter as earlier reported by the Nigerian media on Monday.
The Director, Public Relations and Information of the NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, said in a statement on Monday in Abuja that “Contrary to reports on social media as well as on a handful of traditional media outlets that a NAF helicopter had crashed in Kaduna earlier today, July 1, be informed that no helicopter crash occurred.
“Instead, a NAF Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) experienced a mishap after take-off for a mission, at a location near Rumji Village and about 15km from the base. Since it is an unmanned vehicle, there were no casualties on board or the ground,” he said.
Gabkwet said that a preliminary investigation had since commenced to ascertain what might have caused the mishap.
He assured Nigerians that the minor setback would not, in any way, impinge on all ongoing operations.
Gabkwet, however, urged the media to always clarify such information from the NAF and avoid “rushing to break the news” which negates the principle of developmental journalism, balanced reporting and fairness.
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Nigeria: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, not helicopter, crashed in Kaduna
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