A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha-Jet has lost contact with radar in Borno State, while on interdiction mission in support of ground troops, Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Commodore, Edward Gabkwet, has formally announced

He said in an early morning statement that the loss of radar contact occurred at about 5 : 08 pm on 31 March 2021 in a mission by the missing Jet that was part of the ongoing counterinsurgency operations in the North East.

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According to the Airforce authorities, details of the whereabout of the aircraft or likely cause of contact loss are still sketchy but will be relayed to the general public as soon as they become clear, even  as search and rescue efforts are ongoing.