The identity of the pilot who died after a Nigerian Airforce Trainer Aircraft crashed at the permanent site of the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, in Kaduna has been revealed.


He is Group Captain Adamu Gabriel  Ochai, a native of Adum Otukpa, Ogbadibo LGA of Benue State. He was the son of Chief David Ochai, the Clan Head ADUM/Aikwu.

The trainer aircraft with a single pilot on board crashed at about 4:25 pm of Thursday while on a mission.

A statement by Air Force spokesman, Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya, said one of NAF’s experienced instructor pilots was lost during the mishap.