Owners of the helicopter carrying Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and his team to Kogi State which crashed on Saturday at Kabba has blamed bad weather for the mishap.
Osinbajo and members of his team in the crashed helicopter came out unhurt.
Josiah Choms, Caverton managing director, in a statement on Saturday blamed unusual weather for the crash, adding that investigation into the incident has commenced.
“An Augusta AW139 Helicopter, under management by Caverton Helicopters was involved in a mishap on landing in Kabba, Kogi State around 3pm today (2nd February 2019) as a result of unusual weather conditions,” he said.
“There were no injuries to the passengers or crew on board and they were all quickly and safely evacuated.
“The relevant authorities have been duly informed and an investigation into the incident has commenced. We will, of course, support the authorities as required.”
