Police helicopter crash under investigation, Nigeria says

The Nigerian authorities say they're investigating a crash involving a police helicopter in the north-eastern state of Bauchi. 

The aircraft crashed on Wednesday evening, at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport on the outskirts of the state capital, Bauchi Town.

Nigeria’s Accident Investigation Bureau says there were six persons on board - travelling from Nigeria's capital Abuja. It says some of them were injured in the crash but nobody was killed.

Their mission in Bauchi is unclear. It’s also not yet clear what caused the accident. 

But in a statement, the investigation agency has appealed to the public to help with "any video clips, evidences or information’" they may have of the accident that can assist in the investigation. 

In the past 12 months, Nigeria has seen a string of security aircraft crashes including one in the northern city of Kaduna that killed all 11 military officers on board including the country’s army chief, General Attahiru Ibrahim in May. 

The authorities have yet to make public the outcomes of investigations into the previous accidents.

This article originally appeared on BBC News

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