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    7 Dead In Nigerian Air Force Crash After Reported Engine Failure

    An investigation is underway to determine what caused a small Nigerian air force passenger plane to crash near the nation's capital on Sunday, killing all seven people on board.
    by Jackie Northam Feb 21, 2021 1 minute
    Emergency personnel work at the scene a Nigerian military aircraft crash near Abuja, Nigeria, on Sunday. All seven people on board were killed.

    An investigation is underway to determine what caused a small Nigerian air force passenger plane to crash Sunday, killing all seven people on board.

    The Beechcraft King Air 350i by Air Vice Marshal Ibikunle Daramola, an air force spokesman. The twin turboprop plane was en route to the central Nigerian city of Minna, roughly 60 miles northwest of Abuja.

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