The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has released the names of six employees who tragically died in a helicopter crash on October 24, 2024. The victims are:
1. Tamunoemi Suku
2. Alu Lawrence
3. Etim Emmanuel
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4. Kenneth Chikwem
5. Frank Oriamre
6. Borris Ndorbo
The pilot, Captain Yakubu Dukas, was also among the deceased. One additional passenger has yet to be identified.
Recall that, the helicopter, operated by East Winds Aviation, was traveling to the FPSO-NUIMS ANTAN facility when it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean.
Search efforts are ongoing, involving the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and neighboring countries, including Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, to locate the remaining missing passengers and the helicopter itself.