Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate for 2023, has responded to the tragic death of Nigerian Airforce officers in an aircraft crash in Niger State.
According to an earlier report from Anaedoonline.ng, the MI-171 helicopter of the Nigerian Air Force crashed in Niger State, killing at least thirty people.
On Monday, August 14, 2023, the sad tragedy took place at Chukuba, a village in the Shiroro Local Government Area of the state. The plane had taken off from Kaduna on its way to Minna, the capital of the Niger state.
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Peter Obi responded on his verified Twitter profile on Thursday, calling the nation’s security situation disgraceful.
The former governor of Anambra State demanded a thorough investigation to determine what caused the catastrophe, which many Nigerians have bemoaned.
Obi remarked that the appalling degree of insecurity in the nation has persisted in humiliating and costing valuable lives and property, with the related financial implications.
Obi sent his condolences to the families of the killed soldiers and demanded a thorough inquiry to determine what caused the crash in order to avoid similar incidents in the future.
He wrote: “I am deeply saddened by the unfortunate crash of the Nigerian Air Force MI-171 Helicopter on a casualty evacuation mission, near Chukuba Village in Niger State,” he said.
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“My heart is with the families of the gallant soldiers who lost their lives in that incident. I also sincerely commiserate with the Nigerian Air Force over this painful incident and urge them and other security agencies not to be dispirited over the challenges but to see them as our path to achieving a safe and secure nation.
“I would also like to encourage a full-scale investigation to be carried out to unravel the cause of the crash as a way of preventing future occurrences.
“We will never give up on our nation. It is our greatest heritage in whose service all our sacrifices become noble acts,” Obi added.
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