Six persons injured in helicopter accident in Bauchi

The Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB, has disclosed that six people were seriously injured in a helicopter accident belonging to Nigeria Police Force, (NPF) on Wednesday in Bauchi.

It noted that no fatality was recorded.

In a statement, signed by Tunji Oketunbi, general manager, public relations, AIB said the NPF helicopter Bell 429 helicopter with Registration Marks 5N-MDA departed Abuja at 16:54 for Bauchi with six persons on board maintaining 5,500ft before the accident occurred around 7:30pm local time at the Bauchi airport.

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Oketunbi stated that they were notified by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) of the accident and the investigation is ongoing.

He said the Bureau will appreciate the public assistance with any video clips, evidence, or information on the accident that can assist them with the investigation.

The Bureau urged the general public and the media to respect the privacy of the people involved and not assume the cause of the accident until the formal report is released.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.