The Navy is insisting that its helicopter which crashed last Saturday in Okoloba community in Bayelsa state was certified to fly by a ‘Certified Technical Support Engineer’.
The Navy made the clarification on a day the investigation team set up by the federal government led by the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Dele Ezeoba arrived Bayelsa state capital, Yenagoa to commence investigation on the crashed Chopper that killed the former governor of Kaduna State, Patrick Yakowa, former National Security Adviser, Andrew Azazi along with their aides.
Chief of Training and Operations at Naval Headquarters, Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogbor who made the disclosure in Abuja said that contrary to insinuations that the Augusta 105 helicopter that crashed had engine problems, the helicopter was certified to fly by a ‘Certified Technical Support Engineer’.
Rear Admiral Ogbor added that the Navy has in its fold, experienced and trained pilots.
