Helicopter Blade Chops off The Head of Air Chief Marshal In Borno State
Air force officers who were in the thick of the action in the fight against insurgency simply put as Boko Haram members suffered a setback as the rotor of a helicopter killed an air chief marshal just identified as Umar.
An airman, who witnessed the tragic incident, informed journalist that it happened at Bama in Borno state yesterday evening, April 6th.
Reports has it that the aircraft was known to have developed a fault.
The deceased, simply identified as Umar, who was the co-pilot, had gone to the pick his bags and on his way back into the helicopter, he passed through the side of the rotor which was functioning.
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A source said in a statement:
“Immediately his head was chopped off. The aircraft has been recovered and taken back to the air base. No damage was found the on tail rotor.”
The tragic incident at the army base in Borno state reportedly occurred around 4 pm on Saturday evening,
The source also made it known that the family members of the deceased have been informed while the burial arrangement was on as of the time this report was written.
