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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), on Wednesday, said only Flight Lieutenant Abayomi Dairo was on the fighter jet that crashed during an operation against bandits in the forests of Zamfara and Kaduna States on Sunday.
The aircraft was shot down by terrorists masquerading as bandits.
The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Commodore Edward Gabkwet, disclosed this in response to speculations that other personnel were onboard the aircraft at the time the incident happened on Sunday.
Gabkwet, who spoke to reporters in Abuja said: “The Alpha jet in question is a two-seater type, but only Flight Lieutenant Abayomi Dairo undertook the mission on that fateful day.”