By MMuhammad Sabiu
The wreckage of a crashed Alpha Jet aircraft has been discovered in Sambisa Forest, Borno State, according to the Nigerian Army’s Operation Desert Sanity forces.
The Army reported in a brief statement that the plane (NAF 475) went off the radar on March 31, 2021, with two crew members aboard.
“Troops of Operation Desert Sanity on [a] clearance patrol in Sambisa Forest, Borno State, have uncovered the wreckage of crashed Alpha Jet aircraft (NAF475) that went off the radar with two crew members on 31 March 2021. Further exploitation ongoing,” the statement reads.
There are no further details regarding the discovery of the missing plane as of the time of filing this report.