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AIB Investigators Move To Scene Of Helicopter Crash
The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) said that it has dispatched a team of accident investigators and experts to the scene of the crashed police helicopter in Jos, Plateau.
Mr Tunji Oketunbi, the Bureau’s spokesman, disclosed this in response to an inquiry on the crash by our correspondent.
“Our investigators have been dispatched to the scene because the crashed helicopter is registered as a civilian one and not as a military helicopter,” Oketunbi’s said in a text message response to inquiry.
He promised to provide more details on the crash as soon as such was made available by the investigators.
The accident, which happened last Wednesday, claimed the lives of four senior police officers, including Mr John Haruna, a Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of operations department.
AIB is a parastatal agency in the Federal Ministry of Aviation, which was established to investigate crashes involving aircraft and helicopters.