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Two aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force have suffered a mishap in the Katampe area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Friday.<\/p>\n

Our correspondent learnt that the aircraft\u00a0were taking part in the rehearsals for the 58th Independence Day celebrations when they reportedly collided and a crash was said to have occurred.<\/p>\n

The number of people injured in the incident could not be ascertained as of the time of this report, as efforts were still ongoing by the military to attend to the situation.<\/p>

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The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, who confirmed the incident, said no lives were lost in the mishap.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish to confirm an air incident involving two NAF aircraft taking part in the 58th Independence Day celebrations. Thankfully, no lives were lost,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force have suffered a mishap in the Katampe area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Friday. Our correspondent learnt that the aircraft\u00a0were taking part in the rehearsals for the 58th Independence Day celebrations when they reportedly collided and a crash was said to have occurred. 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