02 Oct Nigerian Air Force says still searching for missing Alpha jet
The Nigerian Air Force has said it is still searching for its Alpha fighter jet, marked NAF 475, which went missing about six months ago. The aircraft was reported missing after losing radar contact with the air force base in Maiduguri, the Borno State Capital on March 31, 2021.
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao, at a virtual interaction with select editors on Wednesday, added that the air force was working with its foreign partners to locate the aircraft.
He added that investigation into the accidental air strikes in Yobe State a few weeks ago was also ongoing.
Amao, represented by the Chief of Training and Operations, Air Vice Marshal James Gwani, said, “The combat search and rescue for the aircraft brought down in the North-East is still ongoing.
The spokesperson for the Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, had said the cause of the crash and the whereabouts of the two pilots on the jet, Flight Lieutenant John Abolarinwa and Flight Lieutenant Ebiakpo Chapele, were unknown.
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