Few months after a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft on surveillance of Kidnapped students crashed in Abuja, another aircraft on routine spying mission in North-east has lost radar contact.
Although details are still sketchy,we gathered that the aircraft was deployed in support of troops at one of the theatres of operation in the Northern part of Nigeria
In a terse release, the Director of Public Relations and Information (DOPRI), Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet confirmed the incident.
The release read, “A NAF aircraft on routine mission in support of own troops at one of the Theatres of Operation in the Northern part of Nigeria has lost radar contact.”
The DOPRI, however, noted that efforts were currently ongoing to locate its whereabouts, adding that more “details to follow”.
… Details later
