The acting Rector, NCAT, Mr Shaka Imalighwe, says though he was the deputy rector of the college at the time the helicopters were sold, he was not part of the team/committee that facilitated the sales.
28th March 2024 12:19 PM 
The Chairman, House of Reps Committee on Public Assets, Ademorin Kuye, on Thursday revealed that the House of Representatives vowed to recover the two Bell helicopters, belonging to the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria, sold to private individuals.
This was made known at the investigative hearing on the sale of the two helicopters in Abuja on Thursday.
Kuye expressed concern over the sale of the two helicopters to private individuals when the college was left with no helicopter for training.
The committee also questioned the process leading to the sale of the helicopters as security agencies, including the Nigerian Air Force, Navy, and the Police, indicated interest in purchasing them.
The committee said despite initial appeals to NCAT to provide certain documents regarding the process that led to the sale of the helicopters in May 2023, they had not been able to provide it.
This, according to him, was in respect of approval of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) and the Ministry of Aviation as well as newspaper publication advertising the intention to sell the helicopters
