A military charter plane has crashed close to the runway in Abuja, Nigeria.
Unverified video showed emergency crews dousing the scene with water.
Nigeria’s aviation minister, Hadi Sirika, said the incident involved a twin-turboprop King Air 350 aircraft which “crashed short of our Abuja runway after reporting engine failure enroute Minna”.
He said the crash “appears to be fatal” but urged people to “remain calm & wait for the outcome of investigation by the military, while we pray for the departed soul/souls if any”.
