A Nigerian Air Force FT-7NI trainer aircraft has crashed in Makurdi, Benue state.
Reports say that the plane crash happened on Friday afternoon while trying to embark on a routine training exercise.
According to Channels Television,the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet has confirmed the incident.
Gabkwet confirmed that the two pilots onboard survived the crash and are presently receiving medical treatment in a military hospital in the state.
“Both pilots are currently under observation at NAF Base Hospital, Makurdi. Meanwhile, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has constituted a Board of Inquiry to determine the immediate and remote causes of the crash,” he said.