Abuja crash: We don’t investigate military accidents, says AIB

 
The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), on Sunday , said that it does not investigate military incidents or accidents except when invited .
General Manager, Public Affairs, AIB , Tunji Oketunbi, made this known in a statement.
A jet operated by the Nigerian Air Force crashed in Abuja earlier on Sunday. Seven occupants of the military aircraft , King Air 350, died in the accident .
The jet en route Minna in Niger State crashed close to the runway of the Abuja airport after reporting engine failure.
The Minister of Aviation , Hadi Sirika, in a tweet , described the accident as “ fatal ” and prayed for the “ departed souls ” .
Reacting, the AIB which is the investigating commission in charge of all aviation-related accidents and incidents in Nigeria, said it does not investigate military accidents except when invited .
“There was an accident involving a military aircraft . By the power established AIB -N , we do not investigate military incidents or accident except where invited . Please direct all your enquiries to the appropriate authorities,” AIB spokesman said.