Nigerian governor, ex-security head die in air crash

By Owolabi Tife Dec 15 (Reuters) - The governor of Nigeria's Kaduna state and a former national security adviser were among six killed when a helicopter crashed in the southerly oil-producing Bayelsa state on Saturday, the ruling political party and emergency services said. The helicopter wobbled in the sky before nose-diving into a forest in Ogbia Creek at around 3:30 p.m. (1430 GMT), a local resident who witnessed the crash told Reuters.

"By the time we got to the scene it was in flames," said Hitler Adunion, a local community leader. “We tried to put them out but it was difficult. We saw the roasted bodies of those inside," he added. The Nigerian Navy confirmed that its Agusta helicopter had crashed while carrying VIPs to Port Harcourt. The National Emergency Management Agency said it had recovered the dead bodies of six passengers on board. continued