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Nigerian airman dies in parachuting accident
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced the death of one of its airmen, Corporal Meshach Iliya Komo, who died in Kaduna on Sunday, in a parachuting accident during a recurrency training.
NAF director of public relations and information, Ibikunle Daramola, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday.
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“NAF is sad to announce the passing of one of its airmen, Corporal Meshach Iliya Komo, who died in Kaduna today, April 14 2019, in a parachuting accident during recurrency training, the statement read.
“On behalf of officers, airmen and airwomen of the NAF, the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, commiserates with the family of the late airman over this irreparable loss.
”We pray that the Almighty God grants his soul eternal rest.”
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