Nigeria, Feb. 21 -- Six persons were feared dead after a military aircraft crashed in Abuja on Sunday, officials said.

The aircraft, King Air 350, crashed after reporting engine failure enroute Minna, Hadi Sirika, Nigeria's aviation minister, tweeted Sunday afternoon.

He said the crash "appears to be fatal", and said the aircraft crashed "short of" the Abuja airport runway.

A spokesperson for Ministry of Aviation, James Odaudu, told PREMIUM TIMES that six persons were on board the aircraft.

He said the accident was fatal.

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