One of the Alpha
Jet (NAF 466) belonging to the Nigerian Air Force and involved in the counter
insurgency operation against Boko Haram sect has gone missing around Adamawa
State. The spokesperson of the Defence Headquarters, Chris Olukolade, said the
aircraft, with two pilots onboard, went missing on Friday.
In an
earlier statement, Mr Olukolade disclosed that, the aircraft “left Yola at
about 10:45a.m on Friday, 12 September 2014 on a routine operational mission
and was expected back by 12:00 noon, but since then, all efforts to establish
contact with the aircraft have not yielded any positive result,” the statement
said.
He also
disclosed that search and rescue effort had since commenced to establish
contact with the crew.
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