The Nigerian Army (NA), says its troops of Operation Desert Sanity have uncovered the wreckage of Alpha Jet (NAF475) after it was reported to have crashed for a year ago in Sambisa Forest.
This was revealed on a Facebook post made on the HQ Nigerian Army timeline, disclosing that the troops whilst on a clearance patrol in the forest, discovered the said crashed NAF 475 that went off the radar with two crew members on 31 March, 2021.
“Troops of Operation Desert Sanity on clearance patrol in Sambisa Forest, Borno State, have uncovered the wreckage of crashed Alpha Jet aircraft (NAF475) that went off the radar with 2 crew members on 31 March 2021,” the post read.
The post further explained that the exploitation is still in progress.
Recall that in 2021, when the aircraft was reported missing after losing radar contact with an air force base in Maiduguri, Borno State, Boko Haram Insurgent group claimed the responsibility of bombing the jet.
This was immediately refuted by the Director of Public Relations and Information Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet that it was a false claims by the terrorist.
In his words, “it is obvious that the Boko Haram sect, in its characteristic manner of employing false propaganda, is seeking to claim credit for what was obviously an air accident that could have been caused by several other reasons, particularly at a time when the capability of the group to inflict mayhem has been significantly degraded by the Armed Forces of Nigeria,” Gabkwet said.
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