The Nigerian Ministry of Defense says an Air Force Alpha jet on a mission against Islamic extremist insurgents in the country's northeast has gone missing with its two crew members.
A statement Sunday
from spokesman Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade says the German-manufactured
jet has been missing since Friday morning when it left its base at Yola,
capital of Adamawa state, on a routine mission that was supposed to
last 75 minutes.
He said rescue operations are continuing with attempts to contact the two pilots.
The
jets have been used in daily bombing raids to dislodge Boko Haram
insurgents who have seized a string of towns along Nigeria's border with
Cameroon.
Boko Haram has stolen anti-aircraft weapons as well as
armored personnel carriers and other weapons in attacks on Nigerian
barracks.
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