Eyewitnesses have narrated how a Nigerian Air Force jet, NAF201, with six persons, including crew members on board, crashed in Abuja.
The aircraft, B350, departed Abuja on Sunday in the morning before it crashed, killing all the persons in it.
According to them, the pilot saved what could be a disaster in the area, Punch reports.
The eyewitnesses explained that the pilot earlier struggled with the jet before crash-landing.
One of them, Mrs Alaba Lawal, said she wept upon seeing the site of the crash.
She said, “I saw the pilot struggling. I think he had just picked up from the airport. As he was going, he suddenly drove down. He tried to come up again. In fact, he was a merciful pilot. He struggled to return to the airport but he suddenly crashed at a point.
“It was very painful. I just heard a loud sound. Fire and smoke erupted immediately after the plane crashed. I was just crying. Nobody survived when I got there. The pilot tried to avert the disaster.”
Another eyewitness, Kingsley Oluche, said one of the victims was initially survived the crash.