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Breaking: Helicopter crashes in Lagos

An helicopter on Tuesday crashed into a building in the Oba Akran area of Ikeja, Lagos State.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said two persons were onboard the ill-fated chopper.

The two men were rescued alive in the incident.

The identity of the operator of the helicopter was yet unknown as press time.

First responders from NEMA, LASEMA and investigators from the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) have arrived the scene.

Details later….

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