NIGERIA MOURNS THE LOSS OF POLITICAL LEADERS INCLUDING THE GOV OF KADUNA STATE IN AN HELICOPTER CRASH

It was a sorrowful day for the entire nation especially the direct members of the family of Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State and former National Security Adviser Andrew Owoye Azazi  and others who lost their lives in the helicopter crash today in Bayelsa State.
Governor Yakowa and Mr. Azazi, a retired military general who served as chief security adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, were among passengers in the ill-fated helicopter.
Nigeria's National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) had earlier indicated that the agency had activated a search for a crashed helicopter.

Governor Yakowa and Mr. Azazi were among many political figures who reportedly attended the burial of the father of senior presidential aide Oronto Douglas. The funeral event took place in the Nembe area of Bayelsa State earlier today. 
The crash comes on the heels of a plane crash on October 25, 2012 that has left Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State brain-damaged. Mr. Suntai was moved to a hospital in Germany where he remains in poor shape, unable to recognize his visitors or to speak.