A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft has crashed in Yola, the capital of Adamawa State, with no survivor recorded.
Spokesperson for the Force, Dele Alonge, said in a statement late Saturday night that the aircraft crashed at about 4:23PM Nigerian time due to bad weather.
The F7-Ni fighter jet, with registration number NAF801, was said to be returning to base from an interdicted mission when it crashed around Hong, in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
“There was no survival as the pilot of the aircraft lost his life in the unfortunate incident,” Mr. Alonge said.
He blamed the crash on bad weather, pointing out that the aircraft was never under enemy fire.
The statement added that the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, had immediately “set up an investigation panel to unravel the remote and immediate causes of the accident”.
Four crew members and three passengers were killed in August when a NAF Dornier-228 aircraft which off from Kaduna Military Airfield crashed on its way to Abuja.
