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Information reaching TheNewsGuru.com, TNG on Friday morning has it that the missing Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha-Jet has crashed.
The crash of the jet was confirmed few minutes ago by the Director of Public Relations and Information Headquarters Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodre Edward Gabkwet in a social media post.
According to post, the fate of the two pilots aboard the jet is unknown but the NAF search team is on a mission to find them.
UPDATE ON MISSING NAF ALPHA JET AIRCRAFThttps://t.co/Ufq9QU0R5x
— Nigerian Air Force (@NigAirForce) April 2, 2021
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UPDATE ON MISSING NAF ALPHA JET AIRCRAFT
Intelligence report gathered by the Nigerian Air Force indicates that the Alpha Jet aircraft (NAF475) that went off the radar with two crew members on board on 31 March 2021 might have crashed.
The cause of the crash as well as the whereabouts of the two pilots remain unknown. The pilots are Flight Lieutenant John Abolarinwa and Flight Lieutenant Ebiakpo Chapele
Extensive search and rescue efforts are still ongoing by NAF surveillance aircraft as well as NAF Special Forces and Nigerian Army troops on ground. At this point, the NAF is not ruling out anything regarding the incident.
It however remains hopeful that the crew would soon be found and rescued.
EDWARD GABKWET
Air Commodore Director of Public Relations and Information
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.