{"id":107213,"date":"2023-08-23T18:03:33","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T17:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=107213"},"modified":"2023-08-23T18:03:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T17:03:33","slug":"naf-names-personnel-who-died-aboard-mi-171e-helicopter-crash-in-niger-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/naf-names-personnel-who-died-aboard-mi-171e-helicopter-crash-in-niger-state\/","title":{"rendered":"NAF Names Personnel Who Died Aboard MI-171E Helicopter Crash In Niger State\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1775037414771319340\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, on Wednesday morning was in Port Harcourt, Rivers State where he visited and commiserated with the families of deceased crew members of the ill-fated MI-171E Helicopter on evacuation mission that crashed in Niger State on August 14, 2023.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThis is just as the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) released the names of the crew members who died in the unfortunate incident.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement by NAF Spokesperson, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, \u201cthe decreased crew members include Flight Lieutenant Adamu Ibrahim, Flight Lieutenant Anthony Duryumus, Lance Corporal Alaribe Daniel and Lance Corporal Briggs Stephen Peter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Air Commodore Gabkwet also stated that \u201cit is important to also mention that 2 NAF Regiment personnel, Corporal Jauro Amos and Lance Corporal Abdulrahman Abubakar, also lost their lives as part of the Nigerian Army personnel who were recently ambushed and killed by terrorists in Niger State.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Air Marshal Abubakar, while commiserating with the families of the deceased crew members, condoled them \u201cfor the painful loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stating that the loss was a major setback for the NAF, he stated that it would take the Service some time to get over it.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to assure that the NAF would however, never abandon the families but would always stand by them till the end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NAF will always stand with you and support you till the end,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also assured them that their sacrifices would not be in vain as the NAF family, as well as all Nigerians, would forever remember them for giving their lives for the survival of the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Air Marshal Abubakar also used the opportunity of the visit to interact with the officers and personnel of the unit.<\/p>\n<p>During the interactive session, the CAS expressed his condolence to the Unit and appreciated them for their commitment and efforts in the ongoing joint military operations in the Niger Delta.<\/p>\n<p>He also assured that the sacrifices of these fallen heroes would not be in vain and that the Nigerian Air Force would do everything possible to forestall such occurrences in the future.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, on Wednesday morning was in Port Harcourt, Rivers State where he visited and commiserated with the families of deceased crew members&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":100204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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