Helicopter crash: Obi commiserates with NAF, victims’ families

The Labour Party’s Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has commiserated with the Nigerian Air Force on the recent crash of MI-171 helicopter, where some soldiers lost lives.

Obi described the incident as an unfortunate one, saying, it saddened him,

In a statement on his social media platform on Thursday, he said his heart is with the families of the soldiers who lost their lives in the incident.

The former governor of Anambra State also lamented the level of insecurity in most parts of the country.
He said it had continued to embarrass and cost the nation precious lives and property, with the attendant economic costs.

He, however, called for a full-scale investigation to unravel the cause of the crash to avoid future occurrences, encouraging NAF and other security agencies not to be dispirited over the challenges.
“I am deeply saddened by the unfortunate crash of the Nigerian Air Force MI-171 Helicopter on a casualty evacuation mission near Chukuba Village in Niger State.

“The deplorable level of insecurity in most parts of the country has continued to embarrass and cost us precious lives and properties, with the attendant economic costs. My heart is with the families of the gallant soldiers who lost their lives in that incident.

“I also sincerely commiserate with the Nigerian Air Force over this painful incident and urge them and other security agencies not to be dispirited over the challenges but to see them as our path to achieving a safe and secure nation.

“I would also like to encourage a full-scale investigation to be carried out to unravel the cause of the crash as a way of preventing future occurrences.

“We will never give up on our nation. It is our greatest heritage in whose service all our sacrifices become noble acts,” he said.