Defence, Security
AIR Commodore Edward Gabkwet director of public relations and information, Nigeria Air Force, NAF, has said that the whereabouts of the two pilots of the missing alpha jet is still unknown.
Gabkwet stated this in a release on Friday, April 2, adding that: “Intelligence report gathered by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) indicates that the Alpha Jet aircraft (NAF475) that went off the radar with 2 crew members on board on 31 March 2021 might have crashed.”
According to him, ‘The cause of the crash as well as the whereabouts of the 2 pilots remain unknown. The pilots are Flight Lieutenant John Abolarinwa and Flight Lieutenant Ebiakpo Chapele.
“Extensive search and rescue efforts are still ongoing by NAF surveillance aircraft as well as NAF Special Forces and Nigerian Army troops on the ground.
“At this point, the NAF is not ruling out anything regarding the incident. It however remains hopeful that the crew would soon be found and rescued.”
– Apr. 02, 2021 @ 9:26 GMT
