One of the military fighter Helicopter deployed to Borno State in the fight against Insurgency in the North East has gone missing while in action with an unconfirmed fear it might have crashed while in action in an unknown location.
The Nigerian Air force confirmed the missing aircraft in a release around 22:30 hours on Wednesday, noting that the helicopter was lost in combat while providing close air support to troops of 145 Battalion at Damasak in Northern Borno State .
The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola , said the combat aircraft went missing about 19:45hour on Wednesday, adding that details of the cause of the crash were still scanty.
He said , “A Nigerian Air Force helicopter was lost in combat while providing close air support to troops of 145 Battalion at Damasak in Northern Borno State . The mission was part of the ongoing counter -insurgency operations in the North – East.
“ The incident occurred about 7 : 45 pm on January 2. Details of the cause of the crash are still scanty . As soon as the details of the crash are known, they will be made available to the public. ”
