President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday evening visited the two Nigerian Air Force pilots involved in a crash last week, at the Defence Intelligence Agency hospital in Abuja.
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, in a statement said the President was at the hospital as a morale booster to the injured officers.
“The president rejoiced with Sqn. Ldr. Batuba, and Flt.-Lt. Andy and gave glory to God for sparing their lives. He also commiserated with them on the loss of their colleague, Sqn. Ldr. Bello Baba-Ari.
“He prayed that God would give the family of the deceased the fortitude to bear the loss.
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“Chief of Medical Services at the hospital, AVM Saleh Shinkafi, assured Buhari that the medical condition of the officers was improving steadily.”
The statement disclosed that the pilots were being kept for further rest and counseling, as part of the rehabilitation process.
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, who was also on hand to receive the President, explained that the three pilots ejected successfully from their jets after the collision.
He, however, added that the helmet of Baba-Ari flew open, which led to head injuries that turned fatal.
