Posted on: 02:13 Wed, 03 Feb 2016



All eleven passengers and crew members on
board the Bristow Helicopter enroute Lagos
from Port Harcourt have been rescued alive.

The aircraft A 5N BJQ, Bristow Helicopter flying
at 1,5000 feet with nine passengers was earlier
reported missing.

The South-west spokesperson for the National
Emergency Management Agency NEMA, Mr
Ibrahim Farinloye says that rescue operatives
hit the ground running when they heard about
the helicopter’s distress.

The regulatory body, Nigerian Civil Aviation
Authority (NCAA) in its comment explained that
the helicopter made what it called a “controlled
landing” after it became obvious it was
experiencing difficulties on air.