NIGERIAN PILOTS AND CREW RELEASED IN BURKINA FASO, HEAD TO PORTUGAL. (PHOTO).
Nigerian Pilots and Crew Released in Burkina Faso, Head to Portugal Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has announced the release and departure of the pilots and crew of the Nigerian Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft (NAF 913) that had been detained in Burkina Faso. In a statement issued on Thursday, Ambassador Tuggar confirmed that following engagement in Burkina Faso, the pilots and crew of NAF C-130 (913) have been formally cleared to depart and are currently en route to Portugal via Accra. The minister highlighted Nigeria’s commitment to dialogue and regional cooperation, stating that these efforts continue to yield positive outcomes. Ambassador Tuggar paid glowing tribute to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his visionary leadership and steady guidance which he said proved decisive in resolving the matter through constructive diplomacy and peaceful engagement.
The Governor of Anambra State,Chief Willie Obiano has described the loss of five members of the Nwigwe family of Urunnebo,Enugwu-Ukwu,Njikoka Local Government as a painful loss.The governor who was represented by the Head of Service ,Prince Harry Uduh stated yesterday at the burial of the victims including a wife,Francisca; three children: Chisom,Ebubechukwu,Ifechukwu and a house-help already buried at Ihiala her home town.Consoling the bereaved the Governor said ''What can you tell a man that lost his wife and four children? It is a very painful loss.I believe in my heart that there is nothing God cannot do.He will surely give the family the fortitude to bear the loss,''.The governor told the family that the government and Ndi Anambra are standing with them at this moment of grief and assured that the state will render assistance to assuage their immediate needs.In her Condolence message,the Wife of the governor,Chief {Mrs} Ebelechukwu Obiano,told the Mr Hyacinth Nwigwe the husband who survived the accident,''take heart and be strong in faith because God in His infinite mercy kept you alife for a good purpose'',The family was involved in a tragic road accident which left the husband,Hyacinth with broken leg on their way from Pilgrimage at Holy Landd,Olo,Enugu State on September 

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