UN helicopter The crash occurred as the helicopter was landing in the western town of Bouar and also resulted in one injury, MINUSCA chief Mankeur […] Authorities say two people have died and a third is critically injured after a helicopter crashed into a residential area in Nigeria’s most populous city, Lagos. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed the helicopter crash in Opebi, Ikeja Lagos State. The helicopter crashed into a hillside in Calabasas, and parts were found scattered across an area that stretched up to 600 feet, the NTSB said days after the incident. The cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained. According to Chief Executive Officer, of the agency,Mr. A twitter user has shared a video after A helicopter has crashed into a private home in the Opebi area of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, killing two people and injuring one other person. Akosile told Xinhua by phone the injured has been rushed to a local hospital, and an investigation by relevant agencies has commenced. The identities of victims of the helicopter crash in a residential part of Opebi in Lagos State on Friday afternoon have been revealed. Friday, August 28, 2020 Motunrayo 0 Latest News in Nigeria. August 28, 2020. The statement read, “As soon as we received news of the accident, we promptly informed the aviation authorities, Accident Investigation Bureau and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority. Five Dead As Helicopter Crashes In France The French Air Service (Service Aerien Francais, or SAF) helicopter with six people on board crashed at … By. Share; Tweet ; 0. calls for better search and rescue system . Atiku appears on the hot sit of The Candidates with Kadaria Ahmed. President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to Friday’s helicopter crash in Lagos. Two people have died after a helicopter crashed into a residential building in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, the authorities say. (Photo Credit: LASEMA) An aerial view shows the central business district in Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos, file. The helicopter crashed into a residential area at Salvation Road, Ikeja, in the afternoon on Friday. The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) on Monday, issued a preliminary report on how a Quorum 30pm, at 16A Salvation Road, Opebi, Lagos. Share with friends A Senegalese combat helicopter from the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has crashed, killing three people, the mission head said on Friday. This was contained in a statement issued by the company after the crash on Friday. Three Algerian navy officers died when their helicopter crashed into the Mediterranean on Wednesday morning west of … Dec 16, 2020. Two people were killed and another injured in a helicopter crash in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic hub, on Friday, said Gboyega Akosile, a spokesperson to the governor of Lagos state. Giving an update on the crash, the Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu said the AIB had retrieved the black box. Helicopter Crashes in Lagos, Two Killed...read more. See more of Nigeria Decides on Facebook 16, Salvation Road in Opebi, north of Lagos. US tweeps have flooded social media to slam the star for rapping about Kobe's death in the future release. Tragedy struck at a busy Neighborhood in Lagos State after a Chopper crashed into a residential building at 16A Salvation Opebi Road, at Ikeja area of the State on Friday, 28th August. Panic has enveloped Opebi area, Ikeja, Lagos as a helicopter Bell 206 with registration number 5N-BQW belonging to Quorum Aviation has crashed into a building in the area.