A helicopter conveying Vice President Yemi Osinbajo from an engagement in Gwagwalada, Abuja, was forced to make an emergency landing after it was unable to gain altitude on Thursday.
The incident took place after he had attended the graduation ceremony of Senior Division Course 1/2018 participants of the Nigeria Customs Command and Staff College.
As the helicopter took off to depart from Gwagwalada, but after it rose to a certain height, it appeared to be unable to gain further altitude, but instead it began to emit thick smoke.
The pilot therefore guided it back to the point on the ground where it took off from.
The Vice President later left the satellite town by road back to his office.
His spokesman’s, Laolu Akande, later tweeted on his personal twitter handle @akandeoj, the the Vice President decided to abandon the helicopter and travel by road for technical reason.
He said: “VP Osinbajo attended the graduation ceremony of Nigeria Customs Senior Course in Gwagwalada today.
“On his way back it was decided, for technical reasons, not to fly the chopper that had brought him to the venue.
“He drove back to the Presidential Villa & continued his schedule.”
