The Accident Investigation Bureau ( AIB ) Wednesday revealed that that Vice President Yemi Osibanjo’s chopper crashed because it landed on a dry dusty environment. Olateru said the chopper, Agusta Westland W 139 Caverton Helicopters, crashed landed as an effect of a brownout generated during its landing in a dry dusty environment. Osibanjo’s helicopter crashed landed in Kabba on Sunday, February 2, where he went for his door-to-door campaign. This is not the first time the Vice President’s helicopter will be involved in such an accident. In June 2018, his chopper was forced to land a few seconds after taking off from the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College, Gwagwalada in Abuja.

Source: The Guardian February 13, 2019 15:22 UTC