Boko Haram did not shoot down Mi-35 helicopter as Nigerian Air Force denies

Military authorities have dismissed suggestions that a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) helicopter which crashed in Borno State yesterday while searching for the missing Chiobok schoolgirls was shot down by Boko Haram.  

While carrying out surveillance, a Mi-35 helicopter crashed in the Bama area of Borno State, leading to the death of two of the three-man crew.  See pic of crashed helicopter on smoke below...

Defence headquarters spokesman Major General Chris Olukolade, said that the helicopter developed a technical fault and was not brought down by enemy fire.  

He added: “One of the pilots of the crashed Nigerian Air Force Mi-35 helicopter on a training mission has been recovered alive while the second one as well as the technician on board the three-member crew flight died in the crash.  It is established that the crash is not as a result of any enemy action and the rescue is ongoing."

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