NAF Alpha Jet Declared Missing With 2 Crew Members.

An Airforce Alfa Jet on a regular mission in the campaign to eliminate terrorists insurgents ravaging the North-East on Friday went missing with two crew members on board. Search and rescue efforts are currently on to locate the whereabouts of the aircraft and crew which went missing in the North-East axis. 

In a statement by the Director Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade states that: An Alpha Jet (NAF 466) belonging to the Nigerian Air Force is missing around Adamawa State. The aircraft, with two pilots onboard, left Yola at about 10:45am on 12 September 2014 on a routine operational mission and was expected back by 12:00 noon. Since then all efforts to establish contact with the aircraft have not yielded any positive result. Meanwhile, search and rescue effort is ongoing to establish contact with the crew. Please below the full text of the Press Release: 

PRESS RELEASE MISSING NIGERIAN AIR FORCE PLANE

 1.      An Alpha Jet (NAF 466) belonging to the Nigerian Air Force is missing around Adamawa State. The aircraft, with two pilots onboard, left Yola at about 10:45am on 12 September 2014 on a routine operational mission and was expected back by 12:00 noon. Since then all efforts to establish contact with the aircraft have not yielded any positive result. Meanwhile, search and rescue effort is ongoing to establish contact with the crew.

 2.      In view of the foregoing, you are please requested to disseminate this information through your news medium for the awareness of the general public. 

3.       Thank you for your usual cooperation. Chris OlukoladeMajor GeneralDirector  Defence Information www.Fabmimi.com .Do you have a story for us send it to mimianne23.Admins@blogger.com now