BREAKING: Helicopter Crashes At Oba Akran Avenue, Ikeja

August 1, 2023

An aircraft believed to be a helicopter has crashed at the Oba Akran area of Lagos State.

Sources said it went up in flames, causing a great inferno though the number of casualties could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report.

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Unconfirmed reports said that the aircraft belongs to First Air.

READ ALSO: Nigeria Air Force Jet Crashes In Benue

There are fears about the fate of the passengers.

It was learnt that the aircraft went down on the busy Oba Akran Road near a filling station in front of a bank.

Details later…

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