The helicopter of Nigeria's vice president crash-landed on its side on Saturday but he and the crew were unscathed, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said. Osinbajo tweeted after the crash in Kabba in Kogi state, saying the crew managed the situation well. The vice president later told a crowd that "we are extremely grateful to the Lord for preserving our lives," spokesman Laolu Akande tweeted, thanking God and the flight crew. Other local media published footage , shot with a mobile phone, showing passengers carefully emerging and being helped down into a waiting crowd at the dusty scene. Rival presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar told the vice president he was "happy to note" that everyone was safe.

Source: ABC News February 02, 2019 14:48 UTC