Nigeria Military Jet Sent To Fight Boko Haram In Borno, Is Missing

A fighter jet deployed to Borno state as part of the ongoing counterinsurgency has lost its radar and the whereabout is unknown

 Edward Gabkwet, spokesperson,  to the force who made this known to newsmen on Thursday  said  effort to locate the missing  Alpha-Jet is ongoing

“Details of the whereabouts of the aircraft or likely cause of contact loss are still sketchy but will be relayed to the general public as soon as they become clear.

“Meanwhile, search and rescue efforts are ongoing.”

The incident comes a month after an aircraft of the air force crashed at the Abuja airport — with all seven personnel on board dead.

The Nigerian NAF201, a B350 aircraft had departed Abuja at 1033UTC with seven persons on board, including two crew.

The aircraft reported engine failure and crashed landed on its final approach to Abuja airport runway.

The air force personnel who died were said to be en route to Niger state to rescue students abducted from Government Science College, Kagara.