Tinubu Orders Military To Join NSIB, NCAA In Search Of Missing Helicopter
By Sunday Etuka, Abuja
President Bola Tinubu has directed an intensification of search and rescue for passengers of the ill-fated helicopter that crashed into the Atlantic near Bonny Finima on Thursday in Port-Harcourt.
He has asked the Nigerian military officers involved in various operations in the zone to join the rescue mission and provide all necessary support to the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), and other relevant agencies.
The helicopter, operated by East Winds Aviation and registered as 5NBQG, was hired by Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) to ferry some contract staff to the NNPC facility FPSO—NUIMS ANTAN.
Tinubu, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga condoles with the Board and staff of NNPC Ltd and the families of all those who were confirmed to have passed away in the accident.
President Tinubu fervently prayed that the Almighty God will grant eternal rest to the three departed souls and comfort their families.
