VIDEO: Two people jumped off crashing plane with parachutes, disappeared – Eyewitnesses

Eyewitnesses have alleged that two men jumped off the plane carrying the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, before it crashed on Friday evening.

Eyewitness account of those living close to the airport said that the two men jumped off the plane with parachutes and disappeared.

Newsflash Nigeria reported on Friday that Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru died in an air crash at about 6:00p.m.

A military Beechcraft 350 carrying him went down at the Kaduna International Airport, claiming all passengers.

The top military officer was in Kaduna on an official trip.

Newsflash Nigeria gathered that Attahiru’s aides also died in the crash.

But the eyewitnesses, who gave the account of the incident in a viral video, said two men escaped from the crash with the help of parachutes.

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One of the eyewitnesses spoke in pidgin English.

Watch the Video:

Newsflash Nigeria reports that at least 20 military officers have lost their lives in the last three months in three crashes involving Nigerian Air Force jets.

On Sunday, February 21, 2021, seven NAF officers died onboard a Beechcraft KingAir B350i aircraft when the jet crashed in Abuja.

Also, on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said an Alpha-Jet aircraft involved in the anti-terror war against Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province lost radar contact in Borno State.

Two officers were onboard the missing jet which was later declared crashed and the whereabouts of the two airmen unknown till date.

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