One year later, soldiers from Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) recovered the wreckage of the Nigerian Air Force’s Alpha Jet, which went missing while executing an operation in the notorious jungle.
The Nigerian Army revealed this on Saturday on its verified Facebook account, while providing an update on the forces’ recent success in overrunning insurgents’ Camp Zairo in the Sambisa Forest.
On March 31, 2021, the NAF Alpha-Jet went missing after losing touch with the radar during an interdiction operation.
“Troops of Operation Desert Sanity on clearing patrol in Sambisa Forest, Borno, have recovered the wreckage of a crashed Alpha Jet aircraft (NAF475) that fell off the radar on March 31, 2021 with two crew members,” the Facebook post states.
Further exploitation as well as clearing activities to clean up the region were also continuing, according to the report.
“In continuation of current clearing operations, gallant soldiers of Operation Desert Sanity conducted additional exploration surrounding Ukuba/Camp Zairo in Sambisa Forest today and located BokoHaram/ISWAP IED production workshops,” it stated.
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