Missing Jet: NAF Raises Search And Rescue Party As Controversy Mounts

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has launched a search and rescue
party for the missing Alpha-Jet whose whereabouts were unknown as
of Thursday night.

The two-man jet lost contact with radar around 5:08 pm on 31
March 2021in Borno State while on interdiction mission in support
of ground troops in the ongoing counterinsurgency operations in the
Northeast.

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, on Thursday
visited Borno State, where he called for calm as search and rescue
operation continued.

“He also urged pilots, engineers & technicians to remain
undeterred & resolute in their commitment to ensuring that peace
returns to the North East,”.

Speaking the Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, dismissed
insinuations the jet was gunned down by terrorists, insisting NAF
does not have any information on the missing aircraft.

According to him: “Rescue and search mission have started and
whatever we found out will be made public. So we should
discountenance with all the insinuations”.

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has launched a search and rescue
party for the missing Alpha-Jet whose whereabouts were unknown as
of Thursday night.

The two-man jet lost contact with radar around 5:08 pm on 31
March 2021in Borno State while on interdiction mission in support
of ground troops in the ongoing counterinsurgency operations in the
Northeast.

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, on Thursday
visited Borno State, where he called for calm as search and rescue
operation continued.

“He also urged pilots, engineers & technicians to remain
undeterred & resolute in their commitment to ensuring that peace
returns to the North East,”.

Speaking the Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, dismissed
insinuations the jet was gunned down by terrorists, insisting NAF
does not have any information on the missing aircraft.

According to him: “Rescue and search mission have started and
whatever we found out will be made public. So we should
discountenance with all the insinuations”.