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Breaking: AIB gets mandate to investigate Air Force plane crash
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By Lawani Mikairu
Nigeria Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB was, Saturday, given the mandate to lead the investigation into the cause of the Air Force Beechcraft 350 jet that killed the immediate past Chief of Army Staff ,Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru.
This is the first time in recent past AIB is allowed to investigate a military plane crash.
Disclosing this development, Mr Tunji Oketunbi, General Manager, Public Affairs , AIB said : ” Nigerian Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB -N,has been mandated by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to lead the Investigation into the crash of a military aircraft that occurred on Friday in Kaduna, in which the Chief of Army Staff died.”
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Air Peace disagrees with AIB, as bureau commences investigation into punctured tyre incident
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By Lawani Mikairu
Air Peace airline yesterday expressed disagreement with Nigerian Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB, statement that it has commenced investigation into ” burst tyre on landing ” incident involving the airline aircraft at the Muritala Muhammed Airport, Lagos on Monday night.
According to the airline management, the aircraft landed successful at the international wing of the airport and it was in the course of taxing to the domestic wing of the airport that the “aircraft tyre was punctured”.
Air Peace management said : ” The attention of Air Peace has been drawn to reports insinuating that our aircraft, a B737 with registration number 5N-BUQ, had a tyre burst on landing in Lagos on Monday night, March 8, 2021.”