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Helicopter crashes, kills Police DIG and three others in Jos

A helicopter belonging to the Nigeria Police force has crashed in Jos, the Plateau state captial killing a Deputy Inspecrtor General of Police and all … Continue reading Helicopter crashes, kills Police DIG and three others in Jos


The late DIG Operations-John Haruna

The late DIG Operations-John Haruna

A helicopter belonging to the Nigeria Police force has crashed in Jos, the Plateau state captial killing a Deputy Inspecrtor General of Police and all on board.

Amongst the passengers on the helicopter is the newly prompted Deptuy Inspector General of Police, Haruna John with three other senior police officers.

The Commissioner of Police in Plateau state who has just visited the crash site has confirmed to Channels Television that the DIG Operations was on borad the flight with his orderly, the pilot and the assistant pilot.

The late DIG is reported to have been in Jos since the first bomb blast in the troubled city this year.

He was said to have been in a security meeting yesterday where the strategy to address the security challenge of the state was discussed

The helicopter was conveying the police officers from Jos to Abuja after taking off from the Jos prison field.

The crash occured after flying for about one and a half kilometer.

Eye witness account states that the helicopter was rolling in a cylic motion before crashing into the building and bursting into flames. But residents are assumed to out of the building when the crash occurred.

Casualty figure is yet to be ascertained as regards the occupants of the building but the pilot and four officers on board did not survive the crash.

President Goodluck  Jonathan in a statement by his Special Adviser (Media & Publicity) has described the accident as unfortunate and a temporary setback especially at this time that all security forces are making concerted efforts to guarantee security throughout the country.

He commiserated with the families of the bereaved and the Police High Command, urging them to take consolation in the fact that these fine officers died in the course of national assignment.