Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna
State and former National Security Adviser Andrew Owoye Azazi apparently died
in a helicopter that crashed today in Bayelsa State, a reliable source has told
SaharaReporters.
Governor Yakowa and Mr. Azazi, a
retired military general who served as chief security adviser to President
Goodluck Jonathan, were among passengers in the ill-fated helicopter.
Nigeria's National Emergency
Management Authority (NEMA) had earlier indicated that the agency had activated
a search for a crashed helicopter.
Our sources had earlier disclosed
that the crashed chopper was carrying “some major political figures.” As at the
time of going to press, Saharareporters was unable to confirm the identity of
any other passengers in the ill-fated chopper.
Governor Yakowa and Mr. Azazi were
among many political figures who reportedly attended the burial of the father
of senior presidential aide Oronto Douglas. The funeral event took place in the
Nembe area of Bayelsa State earlier today. SaharaReporters learnt that
the crashed helicopter was one of several helicopters that some well-connected
people to the funeral.
The crash comes on the heels of a
plane crash on October 25, 2012 that has left Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba
State brain-damaged. Mr. Suntai was moved to a hospital in Germany where he
remains in poor shape, unable to recognize his visitors or to speak.
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