The development was confirmed by the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement on Sunday
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The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the crash killed the Chief of Army of Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, and 10 other officers.
The Army Chief died in a plane crash on Friday in Kaduna along with 10 others
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, has been confirmed as one of those onboard
PRNigeria gathered that Lieutenant Colonel T.O. Olukukun, the Commanding Officer of the 311 Artillery Regiment, and Police Commander Haruna Adamu Swapo led their troops from different axes in a coordinated operation
Air Vice Marshal Hassan Abubakar, the Chairman, Organising Committee, NAF 57th Anniversary Celebration, made this known while briefing newsmen.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Abutu Yaro, confirmed this to newsmen in Owerri on Thursday.
According to the spokesman of the Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the winging took place during a three-day retreat organized in Abuja for operational unit commanders of the force to evolve new strategies to address the ever-changing security environment.
The report by an online platform said over 20 army personnel were attacked by an Air Force coordinated airstrike in Mainok, Maiduguri after they were mistaken for Boko Haram terrorists.
The ISWAP and Boko Haram elements, PRNigeria gathered, rode on dozen gun trucks, and attempted to dislodge a military base, after invading the community in Borno State
One hundred and forty seven of the graduates were of SF Course 8/2021, while the 39 others were of the ICO Course 1/202 – all trained at the Regiment Training Centre Annex in Bauchi.
Samuel Aruwan, the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, confirmed the air strike in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna.
The report, with the caption: “Wreckage of Missing NAF Alpha Jet 475 Found in Bama,” said the missing aircraft as well as the body of one of the pilots had been found.
The Air Force had declared the Alpha Jet fighter aircraft, NAF 475, missing on March 31, saying a few days later that it might have crashed
The NAF jet last Wednesday lost contact with radar around 5 pm, while on an interdiction mission in support of ground troops. The mission was part of the ongoing counterinsurgency operations in the North East.
According to the NAF, the Alpha Jet disappeared from the radar at about 5pm on Wednesday.
The seven minutes 30 seconds-long video showed the Alpha Jet flying low over a battlefield arena with multiple Boko Haram fighters engaging in fierce and uncoordinated firefights
The spokesman of the Service, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, gave the update in a statement in the early hours of Friday
The NAF Alpha Jet on Wednesday lost contact with radar while on an interdiction mission in support of ground troops
The spokesperson for the Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, disclosed this in the early hours of Thursday