A Sweden-based analyst, Hugo Kaaman, has said terror group, Boko
Haram, doctored a video it released on Friday which claimed the
terrorists gunned down a Nigeria Air Force Alpha jet, which
disappeared from the radar on Wednesday.
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Kaaman, “an independent open-source researcher, with a heavy
focus on the use of Suicide Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive
Devices by armed non-state actors”, said the video was from a 2012
incident involving a Syrian Air Force helicopter.
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Recall that two personnel on the missing NAF Alpha jet were
feared dead following reports that the aircraft had crashed at the
outskirts of Maiduguri, Borno State.
NAF identified the two men as Flt Lts. John Abolarinwa and
Ebiakpo Chapele.
Boko Haram had claimed responsibility for downing the aircraft
in a viral video on Friday.
The Abubakar Shekau-led faction of the Boko Haram sect released
the footage of a crashed jet with one of its fighters standing on
the wreckage. A body was also seen in the wreckage of the
aircraft.
The Air Force, however, dismissed claims by the terror group
that it gunned down the missing Alpha jet.
Commenting on the footage released by Boko Haram, Kaaman tweeted
on Saturday, “Boko Haram just released a video claiming it shows a
NAF jet shot down by the group. Looking at the video, it appears as
if the jet explodes mid-air.
“However, this is not true. BH (Boko Haram) took a 2012 video
showing a SyAAF (Syrian Air Force) helicopter exploding mid-air
over Idlib and superimposed it. Weak
“Just to be clear, the jet really crashed. It’s unclear whether
this was due to hostile fire or technical issues. The wreckage can
be seen in the same Boko Haram video. This video merely highlights
Boko Haram’s fake footage of the shoot down itself.”
A Sweden-based analyst, Hugo Kaaman, has said terror group, Boko
Haram, doctored a video it released on Friday which claimed the
terrorists gunned down a Nigeria Air Force Alpha jet, which
disappeared from the radar on Wednesday.
Kaaman, “an independent open-source researcher, with a heavy
focus on the use of Suicide Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive
Devices by armed non-state actors”, said the video was from a 2012
incident involving a Syrian Air Force helicopter.
Recall that two personnel on the missing NAF Alpha jet were
feared dead following reports that the aircraft had crashed at the
outskirts of Maiduguri, Borno State.
NAF identified the two men as Flt Lts. John Abolarinwa and
Ebiakpo Chapele.
Boko Haram had claimed responsibility for downing the aircraft
in a viral video on Friday.
The Abubakar Shekau-led faction of the Boko Haram sect released
the footage of a crashed jet with one of its fighters standing on
the wreckage. A body was also seen in the wreckage of the
aircraft.
The Air Force, however, dismissed claims by the terror group
that it gunned down the missing Alpha jet.
Commenting on the footage released by Boko Haram, Kaaman tweeted
on Saturday, “Boko Haram just released a video claiming it shows a
NAF jet shot down by the group. Looking at the video, it appears as
if the jet explodes mid-air.
“However, this is not true. BH (Boko Haram) took a 2012 video
showing a SyAAF (Syrian Air Force) helicopter exploding mid-air
over Idlib and superimposed it. Weak
“Just to be clear, the jet really crashed. It’s unclear whether
this was due to hostile fire or technical issues. The wreckage can
be seen in the same Boko Haram video. This video merely highlights
Boko Haram’s fake footage of the shoot down itself.”