by S’ola Filani

An Alpha Jet (NAF 466) belonging to the Nigerian Air Force is missing around Adamawa State.

Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade said the aircraft, with two pilots onboard, left Yola at about 10:45 am on 12 September 2014 on a routine operational mission and was expected back by 12:00 noon.

Since that time, all efforts to establish contact with the aircraft have not yielded any positive result. Meanwhile, search and rescue effort is ongoing to establish contact with the crew.