Share On Sunday February 21, the Nigerian Air Force’s Beechcraft King Air B350i crashed while returning to Abuja after reporting engine failure, killing all the seven passengers on board. The aircraft crashlanded at Bassa village just before the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The casualties—Fl. Lt. Haruna Gadzama; Flight Captain, Fl. Lt. Henry Piyo (co-pilot); Flying Officer Michael Okpara (Airborne Tactical Observation System Specialist); Warrant Officer Bassey Etim (ATOS Specialist); Fl. Sgt. Olasunkanmi Olawunmi (ATOS Specialist); Sgt. Ugochukwu Oluka (ATOS Specialist) and Aircraftman Adewale Johnson (Onboard Technician)—have since been buried at the National Cemetery, Lugbe, Abuja.