By Mike ALADENIKA
The Boko Haram sect has claimed responsibility for the missing Jet of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), in a video released by the sect on Friday,said it has destroyed the 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 showed 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.
A NAF ALPHA jet deployed against the sect in Borno State lost contact with radar on Wednesday evening.
Edward Gabkwet, spokesperson of NAF, had disclosed the identities of the pilots but said their whereabouts were unknown.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Airforce has disputed the claim of Boko Haram over the crashed NAF Jet saying it is an outrageous lie and unfounded propaganda.
In a statement issued by the spokesperson, NAF, Edward Gabkwet, said "the porported video on social Media indicating that insurgents engaged in sporadic shooting brought down the aircraft is unacceptable to any logical reasoning".
Edward Gabkwet said "the NAF is investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash of Alpha Jet, the outcome of which will be made public."
With Agency Report
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