Seven killed As Air force Jet Crashes In Kaduna

A Nigerian Air Force aircraft, a Donnier 228, has crashed at the Old Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna. It was gathered toda August 29 that the aircraft, which took off from the Nigerian Air Force base, Kaduna, was heading for Abuja when it came down in the early hours. The military aircraft was said to have crashed into a residential building within the neighborhood NDA, igniting fears that the casualty figure could be high. It was gathered that there were no survivors in the crash, The Director
of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Dele Alonge, confirmed the crash on telephone but did not give details. It was learnt that the seven people on board the aircraft, comprising the crew members and the passengers, died in the crash.