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The situation in Akwa Ibom State has assumed a worrisome dimension with accusations and counter accusations flying across the state�s political arena. The political, social and economic sectors of the state have been affected. Kidnappings and other vices have suddenly become more rampant. The Speaker of the House of Assembly�s father was abducted in a commando like operation early this week.read more...
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A Chinese made F-7 jet belonging to the Nigerian Air Force crashed this morning near the airport in ancient city of Kano killing the pilot. The incident was confirmed by an Air Force officer who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Street Journal gathered that the plane, used in training pilots was attached to the 303 Training School in Kano. Reports said the aircraft caught fire as it was about to take off and that the occupant was burnt beyond recognition. The pilot�s identity could not be ascertained as at the time of filing this report. Today�s incident makes the tenth air crash in Kano. The first was the BOAC flight that crashed in 1956 followed by a Dutch DC4 incident which claimed one life in 1961.
In 1973, a Boeing 707 crashed in Kano killing 176 of the 212 passengers on board. Also on the 1st March, 1978, a Fokker F-28 belonging to the Nigerian Airways crashed killing 15 people. There were two plane crashes in 1992, one in February and the other in November. No life was however lost both incidents.
In 194, a Nigerian Airways Boeing 707 crashed in Hadejia town killing three of the five passengers on board. On the 18th of January, 1996, a Nigerian Air force HS-748 crashed killing 14 people. The most recent one was the EAS Airlines plane that crashed in May, 2002 killing 74 passengers.
The Nigerian Air Force too was yet to issue an official statement as at the time of filing this report.
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