Authorities of the the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed that flight lieutenant, Abayomi Dairo, survived after one of its fighter jets crashed in Zamfara.
A Statement signed on Monday by Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, explained that Flight Lieutenant Dairo survived after he successfully ejected from the aircraft.
“On 18 July 2021, at about 12.45 pm, a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet
aircraft, returning from a successful air interdiction mission between the
boundaries of Zamfara and Kaduna State, came under intense enemy firing which led to its crash in Zamfara State”.
According to him, the gallant pilot of the aircraft, Flight Lieutenant Abayomi Dairo, successfully ejected from the aircraft.
“Using his survival instincts, the pilot, who came under intense ground fire from the bandits, was able to evade
them and sought refuge in nearby settlements awaiting sunset” the statement read in part.
Similarly, the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor has confirmed that the Nigerian Air force jet was gunned be down but said the pilot survived.
Gen. Irabor who disclosed this in Kaduna during an interactive session with retired senior military officers in the North West, remarked that since the incident happened, the armed forces were all trying to locate the plane and the pilot.
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