Aviation Minister Keyamo Speaks On Helicopter Crash

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo has been speaking on the helicopter crash in Port Harcourt that involved eight persons.

In an X post today, Keyamo said divers deployed to the scene are still searching for the remaining bodies, despite the three already discovered.

“This is just to update the public that the divers deployed to the scene of the helicopter crash yesterday at the Atlantic Ocean, near Bonny Finima, off the coast of Calabar, during a routine flight are still at work to find the remaining bodies and the wreckage.

“The ministry will be making a more comprehensive press statement as soon as we achieve some breakthrough.”

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While providing information on the crash earlier, Head of Press and Public Relations of the Ministry, Mr Odutayo Oluseyi, had said:

“The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB, has been notified and emergency response teams were immediately activated, and search and rescue operations are ongoing with the support of the Nigerian Search and Rescue Unit, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, the National Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB, and other relevant agencies. Neighbouring aerodromes have also been notified for support.

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“While no Emergency Locator Transmitter, ELT, the signal was received, manual efforts to plot the location of the accident are underway, and all available resources, including the military and low-flying aircraft, have been deployed to assist in locating and rescuing any survivor(s). So far, three bodies have been recovered.”