Dele Alonge, Air Force spokesperson, in a statement said the helicopter was a on a training mission in Lagos at about 10 a. m. on Friday when it crashed.
He said the helicopter, which suffered severe damage, was returning to the Apron after the completion of the training exercise when it crashed due to hydraulic failure while on taxi to the hanger.
Mr. Alonge said there was no casualty although the main Rotor debris caused damage to some ground equipment on location.
He added that the Chief of Air Staff, Adesola Amosun, has ordered an immediate investigation into the crash.
Although the NAF claims the aircraft was being used for training, The Nation reports that it crashed immediately after takeoff. It was also learnt that one of the blades of the helicopter broke, leading to inferno.
When contacted, Ibrahim Farinloye, the spokesman of National Emergency Management Agency for the southwest, said that the wreckage of the aircraft has been already taken away.
“One of the helicopters in the presidential fleet crashed landed immediately after take off in the MMIA [Murtala Muhammed Airport] with two pilots and two passengers. They sustained minor injuries due to the prompt response by emergency responders including that of the Airport fire services.
“The fire was put out quickly in order to rescue the trapped victims, thus no life was lost. The NAF has since removed the wreckage of the crashed chopper,” he said.
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