Plane crash averted as military jet loses control at Yola airport

A military jet was on Friday involved in a
near crash at the Yola Airport, Adamawa
State.
 The aircraft suddenly lost two of its rear tyres while it was trying to take off.
The jet is believed to be one of those being
used for aerial bombardments of insurgents in the North East, including Adamawa, Borno And Yobe states.

The incident which occur at about 2:30pm created panic among airport users and workers when the engine of the aircraft, which was already taxing, suddenly switched off.

Airport officials, fire fighters and security operatives, were quickly mobilised as they where on stanby at the time of the incident.

The initial rumour was that the jet was on
fire, but the officials debunked this
information when they returned from the
scene.
The development led to the temporary closure of the airport’s runway to traffic.