The Boko Haram terrorists on Friday claimed responsibility for the missing Alpha-Jet of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF).
NAF Spokesperson, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, had on Thursday morning announced that the fighter jet lost contact with radar on Wednesday evening.
On Friday morning, Air Commodore Gabkwet disclosed the identities of the pilots but said their whereabouts were unknown.
But later on Friday, Boko Haram terrorists released a video of the destroyed jet.
The video, which credible sources released to Daily Trust, showed the corpse of one of the dead pilots.
In the seven minutes, thirty seconds footage, Boko Haram fighters were seen moving along a dusty road, in gun trucks and on motor bikes.
The video indicated that the aircraft exploded in the air before it crashed.
Towards the end of the footage, a masked insurgent climbed a wreckage of the aircraft and pointed his gun into the sky
“The Nigerian Air Force jet fighter with plate number 475 was sent to Sambisa to fight the Mujahideen.
“There’s no one that can fight God. This is the evidence of what God has done. There’s no way you will fight his people and this will not happen. The only way for you now is to repent. That’s the only way out,” he said in impeccable English.
Sources said that the NAF would soon issue a statement on the claims of the terrorists, calling it “a propaganda weapon. We are awaiting the Interim Report of the investigation panel over the missing Alpha-Jet and the result of the Search and Rescue efforts. The moment we receive it, we will brief Nigerians on the contents of the report.”
