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  • NAF Launches Search For Crew After ATR-42 Crash In Ondo

    NAF Launches Search For Crew After ATR-42 Crash In Ondo

    Precious Nwonu, Enugu

    The Nigerian Air Force has commenced a search and rescue operation following the crash of an ATR-42 aircraft in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State.

    The aircraft was reportedly on a routine flight from Benin to Lagos when the accident occurred on Monday.

    The NAF said its search and rescue teams were working with relevant authorities and emergency response agencies to locate the aircraft and determine the status of those on board.

    The Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.

    He said the Air Force was committed to supporting the ongoing operation and ensuring that all necessary resources were deployed to the search and rescue effort.

    “Search and rescue operations, in coordination with relevant authorities and emergency response agencies, are currently ongoing,” the statement said.

    The NAF said further information on the incident would be released as the operation progresses.

    The number of people on board and their condition had not been officially disclosed as of the time of filing this report.

  • Nigerian Airforce Alpha Jet declared missing

     

    A Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet involved in the anti-terror war against Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province has lost radar contact in Borno State.

     

    NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, in a statement on Thursday, said the incident happened on Wednesday evening.

     

    The statement was titled, ‘Nigerian Air Force Alpha-Jet Loses Radar Contact’.

     

    Gabkwet said though the whereabouts of the attack jet was unknown as of the time of filing this report, search and rescue efforts were ongoing.

     

     

     

    The NAF spokesman, however, did not disclose the number of officers onboard the yet-to-be-found jet.

     

    The statement read, “A Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet has lost contact with radar in Borno State, while on interdiction mission in support of ground troops. The mission was part of the ongoing counterinsurgency operations in the North East. The loss of radar contact occurred at about 5:08 pm on 31 March 2021.

     

    “Details of the whereabout of the aircraft or likely cause of contact loss are still sketchy but will be relayed to the general public as soon as they become clear. Meanwhile, search and rescue efforts are ongoing.”

     

    Speaking with The PUNCH, a former military airport commandant and an aviation security consultant, Group Captain John Ojikutu, said the jet must be missing, adding that when an aircraft loses radar and communication contact for more than 30 minutes, such aircraft must be declared missing.

     

     

     

     

     

    Source: www.punchng.com