A Boko Haram faction has released footage showing the downing of a Nigerian fighter aircraft.
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HumAngle reports that the video showed fighters carrying Rocket Propelled Grenade, artillery equipment, the corpse of the pilot and the aircraft’s debris.
The website shared screenshots of the crashed jet, both mid-air and on the ground, on Friday via its Twitter page.
Boko Haram faction has released a footage of it shooting down a fighter jet mid-air. The military had on Wed. said an aircraft was missing. The video also showed fighters carrying RPG & artillery equipment, as well as a corpse of the pilot & the aircraft’s debris. Details later. pic.twitter.com/YLzssmwqQB
— HumAngle_ (@HumAngle_) April 2, 2021
The Boko Haram sect has claimed responsibility for the missing fighter Jet belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF).
The terrorist group on Friday released a video lasting about seven minutes thirty seconds of its fighters bringing down the jet. The video, which credible sources have released to some media organization, showed the terrorists carrying artillery equipment and a corpse of one of the dead pilots.
The video also showed the Boko Haram fighters moving along a dusty road, in gun trucks, and on motorbikes. It also showed that the aircraft exploded mid-air before it crashed.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha-Jet was deployed for an operation against the Boko Haram sect.
On Wednesday, the military confirmed it went off the radar, with no traces found since.
The fighter aircraft lost contact with the base at about 5pm, the same day, while on an interdiction mission in support of ground troops.
Locals saw the jet fly around Goni Kurmiri and Njimia villages after attacking terrorist locations around the Sambisa Forest.
Recall the military and civilian population who speculated that the insurgents, who possess sophisticated weapons, might have shot the aircraft.
Intelligence sources had explained that bad weather was hindering the search which commenced shortly after the disappearance.
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao flew to Maiduguri on Thursday over the incident.
The NAF is yet to react to the claim of the terrorists.
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