Nigeria Air force

By Abdullahi Mukhtar Algasgaini

A Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet has crashed near Karabonde in Niger State’s Borgu Local Government Area.

The incident was said to have occurred around 4:10 p.m. on Saturday.

Local sources and online reports confirm that the two pilots aboard the aircraft successfully ejected before the jet went down.

An eyewitness, Lukman Sulaiman, stated the aircraft landed close to a town after a “noisy landing crash,” causing initial alarm among villagers.

Preliminary reports suggest the jet may have originated from the Kainji Air Force Base. The Nigerian Air Force is reportedly mobilizing personnel to the crash site.

While the cause of the crash remains unknown, authorities have yet to issue an official statement.

The condition of the pilots is currently unconfirmed, though initial accounts indicate they survived the ejection.

By Anwar Usman

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it will conduct a thorough investigation into the raining of airstrikes on two villages in Sokoto on Wednesday.

According to the community members, the incident, which happened around 7am at Gidan Sama and Rumtuwa communities in Silame Local Government Area (LGA), resulted in the loss of 10 civilians and left many other people injured.

Animals were also reportedly killed, with the communities saying some of their houses were destroyed by the impact of the airstrikes.

The residents said the fighter jet was targeting Lakurawa terrorists in the areas, but in the process, dropped explosives on some innocent people.

However, in a statement, the joint media coordinator for the operation, Abubakar Abdullahi, said the airstrikes targeted locations confirmed to be the base of the Lakurawa terrorist group.

He said that, all military operations are based on “thorough intelligence and reconnaissance missions” to ensure precision and protect civilian lives.

On the other hand the NAF spokesperson, Air Vice Marshal Olusola Akinboyewa, while reacting on the issue insisted that the airstrikes were carried out based on credible intelligence from multiple sources and confirmatory aerial surveillance.

He, however, assured that reports of civilian casualties would be thoroughly investigated.