A fighter jet belonging to the Nigerian Air Force crashed on Friday in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.
A military source confirmed that two personnel of the Nigerian Air Force onboard ejected unhurt.
Although details of the incident are still sketchy as of the time of filing this report, the source explained that, “An FT7-NI aircraft crashed today in Makurdi. The cause of the crash could not be immediately ascertained. It had two Airmen onboard. They ejected unhurt from the jet.”
The spokesperson for the service, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet is yet to make a public briefing on the matter.
Gabkwet is yet to respond to sms and voicenote inquiry sent to him, on the matter.
