The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has raised a search and rescue team for its missing Alpha-Jet.
TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the fighter jet with two crew members lost contact with radar around 5pm on Wednesday.
It was on an interdiction mission in support of ground troops in the ongoing counter-insurgency operations in Borno State, where Boko Haram is hottest.
Meanwhile, the Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Oladayo Amao visited Borno State where he was briefed on the incident.
Amao, who arrived in the state barely a day after the incident occurred on Wednesday evening, was briefed on ongoing search and rescue efforts in connection with the missing aircraft.
He appealed to NAF pilots, engineers, and technicians on the ground to remain undeterred and resolute in their commitment to ensuring that peace was returned to the North East.
NAF Director of Public Relations and Information Edward Gabkwet dismissed insinuations that the aircraft was gunned down by terrorists.
He said: “Rescue and search mission has started and whatever we find out will be made public. So we should discountenance with all the insinuations,” he added.
