Few months after the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) lost its Beechcraft King350 aircraft to a mishap that claimed the lives of former Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Attahiru and ten other senior officers, the first batch of 6 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft procured, have departed the United States of America on Wednesday, July 14, enroute Nigeria. “An official induction ceremony of the aircraft into the inventory of the Nigerian Air Force is already being planned at a later date in August, 2021 to be announced in due course,” Gabkwet said. Experts had specifically called for an independent investigation of all recent crashes in military operations, public disclosure of findings and recommendations, a Marshall Plan of action and proper funding for military operations as critical arms of security and the economy. A few months ago, a Nigerian Airforce fighter jet was declared missing and suspected to have crashed. While Boko Haram claimed to have shot it down, but the military denied the claim.

Source: The Guardian July 15, 2021 15:43 UTC