The Defence
authorities have declared missing an aircraft of the Nigerian Air Force in
Adamawa.
The Director
of Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, said in an
electronic mail in the early hours of Sunday that the aircraft, an Alpha jet,
has been missing since Friday, September 12, 2014.
Olukolade
said that the aircraft left Yola by 10.45 am on an operational mission and was
expected back to base by 12PM same day but has not been found.
He said that
the aircraft had two pilots on board.
The Defence
spokesman said that the military had started search and rescue efforts meant to
establish contact with the crew.
“An Alpha Jet
(NAF 466) belonging to the Nigerian Air Force is missing around Adamawa State.
“The
aircraft, with two pilots on board, left Yola at about 10:45am on 12 September,
2014 on a routine operational mission and was expected back by 12:00 noon.
“Since then
all efforts to establish contact with the aircraft have not yielded any
positive result.
“Meanwhile,
search and rescue effort is ongoing to establish contact with the crew,” he
said.
Maybe sold to Book Haram group. Nigeria too deep. Abi na lie ?
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ReplyDeletePlse, d military authority should intensify effort to ensure that those guys have not played d fast one lest boko haram turn around to use the same aircraft against d Nigerian state. It is no longer news that they are boko haram sympathizers all over d place,let it not be that this guys diverted d Alfa jet in solidarity with this monsters.
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