Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, has disclosed that he narrowly missed the helicopter that crashed in Bayelsa on Saturday, killing Kaduna State Governor, Patrick Yakowa and ex-National Security Adviser, Andrew Azazi, and four others.
“As we were with the aide to the President to pay our condolences, they were arranging a Navy helicopter to take us to Yenogoa (with Yakowa). But, another helicopter was arranged for me and five others. And that was it....
“So when I heard about this accident, it really pained me. And I want to say, well, you can never tell with some of these things. It was an accident. Don’t impugn any meaning to it. Don’t say that it was planned to get rid of some people or something like that.
“It was an accident, yes. There was this young pilot of the helicopter, who came to me after another helicopter was found for us, and he said to me, ‘Sir, but I was all ready to take you to Yenagoa as part of my duty today’. And I said to him, ‘don’t worry, there will be another time. I really hope I will have the pleasure of flying with you again’.
Gowon said this during a Special Service Session on Wednesday to mark the 50th birthday of Apostle Emmanuel Kure of Throney In Broom Ministry, Kafanchan, Kaduna State.
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