Wreckage Of Missing NAF Alpha Jet 475 Finally Found In Bama As Body Of Pilot Also Found

 

The wreckage of the Nigerian Air Force fighter jet that went missing last week may have been found in Bama, Borno State, an authoritative military source told THISDAY yesterday.

The source said it was found with the body of one of the pilots intact. The pilot was Flight Lieutenant Chapele Ebiakpo. He, however, said the body of the other pilot, Flight Lieutenant John Abolarinwa, is still being searched for, explaining that troops on the ground have been asked to intensify their search.

The Air Force had declared the Alpha Jet fighter aircraft, NAF 475, lacking on March 31, pronouncing some days later that it might have crashed.

The terrorist organization, Boko Haram, had claimed responsibility for the crash but the military refuted the claim.

THISDAY source stated final night that the jet, which took off from Maiduguri Airport crashed 5 mins after take-off at an envisioned altitude of 15,000 toes, explaining that at that top no missile by using Boko Haram may want to have hit and brought it down.

“Given what we have seen, the jet could not had been hit by way of any missile. It must were because of a technical fault that would be found out by means of ongoing investigations,” he said.

The jet, consistent with Air Force spokesman, Commodore Edward Gabkwet, became on an interdiction task in support of floor troopsas part of the continued counterinsurgency operations inside the North-eastwhen it misplaced touch with the radar.

“The lack of radar touch took place at about five:08 p.M. On 31 March 2021,” he stated in a declaration ultimate week.