Nigerian AirForce helicopter crash: Missing crew member found alive

The Defence headquarters has confirmed that its
Engineer crew member of the crashed Nigerian Air
Force-Mi-35 Helicopter, earlier declared missing has
been found alive. According to a statement issued by
the Director Defence Information, Major General Chris
Olukolade, and made available to DailyPost, the crew
member who was declared missing when his body
could not be located in the vicinity of the crash
resurfaced at the military Headquarters in Maiduguri
today, having trekked through the bushes after the
crash.
The statement said, “it is thus confirmed that Flight
Lieutenant NM Halilu, Co-Pilot and Warrant Officer
Augustine Nwanonenyi, the aircraft technician survived
the crash while Flight Lieutenant Onyeka Nwakile was
the only one lost in the crash. The family of the officer
has been duly informed while the two survivors are in
stable condition but receiving medical attention.
The statement further disclosed that search and rescue
operation on the incident have been concluded, while
investigation into the crash continues.