NIGERIAN MILITARY JET CRASHES IN NIGER. (PHOTO).
Nigerian military jet crashes in Niger A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet has reportedly crashed near Karabonde, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, on Saturday evening, December 6. Unconfirmed reports from local sources clam that the two pilots onboard survived the incident after successfully ejecting from the aircraft. A Niger state-based digital television network, Lapai TV, announced the tragic incident in a post on its official Facebook account on Saturday evening, December 6. The post, accompanied by a one-minute video, read, “Two Nigerian Air Force Pilots Reportedly Survive Alpha Jet Crash Close to Karabonde, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State”. It was reported that the two pilots successfully ejected before the aircraft went down. Meanwhile, the Nigerian military has yet to make any official statement concerning about the crash as of the time of filing this report.
According to eyewitness account ,they said the accident occurred around 10:40 am and it involved a fully loaded 16 seater bus taxi painted in the blue/white colour of commercial vehicles in Delta state.Although the death toll was unknown at the time of this report.''The death toll is expected to be high''.It was gathered that despite the fact that the accident occurred close to the Asaba Airport,rescue effort did commence for at least one hour afterwards.
May God heal the injured ones and grant d dead ones eternal rest
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