NAF clarifies drone, not helicopter, crashed in Kaduna

The Nigerian Air Force ( NAF) has clarified earlier reports on the air mishap in Kaduna State.

In a statement released on Monday by its Director of Information and Public Relations, Air Vice Marshal Ibikunle Daramola Gabkwet, the NAF clarified that the aircraft involved was an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone.

Reports had emerged that a NAF helicopter crashed near Rumji Village, Igabi local government area of Kaduna in the early hours of Monday morning.