Others • Created September 14, 2014 15:10

Counter terrorism: military searching for missing fighter Jet

The Defence Headquarters says troops are searching for an Air Force Alpha Jet NAF 466, missing during a counter terrorism mission around Adamawa state on Friday, 12 September. A statement issued by the Defence spokesman Major General Chris Olukolade said: “An Alpha Jet (NAF 466) belonging to the Nigerian Air Force is missing around Adamawa State.” […]

Counter terrorism: military searching for missing fighter Jet
Counter terrorism: military searching for missing fighter Jet

The Defence Headquarters says troops are searching for an Air Force Alpha Jet NAF 466, missing during a counter terrorism mission around Adamawa state on Friday, 12 September.

A statement issued by the Defence spokesman Major General Chris Olukolade said: “An Alpha Jet (NAF 466) belonging to the Nigerian Air Force is missing around Adamawa State.”

He explained that: “The aircraft, with two pilots onboard, 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,” he added. General Olukolade stated that search and rescue effort is ongoing to establish contact with the crew.

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