{"id":16700,"date":"2021-04-02T19:10:45","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T18:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=16700"},"modified":"2021-04-02T19:10:45","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T18:10:45","slug":"boko-haram-video-shows-shoot-down-of-nigerian-air-force-jet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/04\/02\/boko-haram-video-shows-shoot-down-of-nigerian-air-force-jet\/","title":{"rendered":"Boko Haram video shows shoot-down of Nigerian air force jet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video showing the downing of a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet which exploded mid-air has been released on Friday by\u00a0Boko Haram faction led by Abubakar Shekau.<\/p>\n<p>In the seven minutes 30 seconds video, the Alpha Jet can be seen flying low over a battlefield arena with multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/02\/23\/boko-haram-kills-iswap-fighters-in-sunawa-village\/\">Boko Haram fighters<\/a> engaging in fierce and uncoordinated firefights.<\/p>\n<p>The insurgents could be seen firing what was likely a heavy machine gun (anti-aircraft gun) towards the combat aircraft. Then the footage of a fireball explosion could be seen, as the Alpha Jet headed rapidly towards the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Fighters subsequently moved to the area of the crash and began removing components of the aircraft and the pilots\u2019 personal belongings.<\/p>\n<p>A masked fighter armed with a belt-fed machine gun standing on the aircraft debris, and speaking both Arabic and English was also seen in the video.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple Boko Haram fighters had gun trucks, motorcycles, AK pattern rifles, belt-fed machines and what appeared to be at least one OTO Melara M56 105mm howitzer improvised into a mobile artillery system and Suicide Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (SBVIEDs) type vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>This incident raises safety concerns on both military and humanitarian aircraft flying over the conflict zone. It is unclear if the crash was caused by the anti-aircraft gun or a weapon system the group did not show in the video.<\/p>\n<p>The Alpha Jet is an advanced trainer and attack aircraft that has served in the NAF inventory for almost 30 years, with the Air Force receiving new deliveries of the attack (A) variants in 2015 and 2018 from the United States of America. The crashed NAF 475 Alpha Jet is from that batch.<\/p>\n<p>The Alpha Jets are usually equipped with Soviet rocket pods and unguided bombs used for targeting ground targets.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that NAF had lost radar contact with an\u00a0Alpha Jet conducting a routine mission in support of ground troops on Wednesday evening in the Sambisa forest area of Borno State, Northeast Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier today, the Air Force Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, revealed the identities of the pilots as Flight Lieutenant John Abolarinwa and Flight Lieutenant Ebiakpo Chapele.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this point, the NAF is not ruling out anything regarding the incident. It however remains hopeful that the crew would soon be found and rescued,\u201d he had said before Boko Haram\u2019s video surfaced.<\/p>\n<p>See Photos:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16703\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16703\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16703 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/04\/02\/image5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/04\/02\/image5.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/04\/02\/image5-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NAF Alpha jet armed with rocket pod<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16704\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16704\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16704 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/04\/02\/image1-768x432-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/04\/02\/image1-768x432-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/04\/02\/image1-768x432-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16704\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fighter with an RPG-backed Boko Haram gun truck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16705\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16705\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16705 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/04\/02\/image6-768x432-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/04\/02\/image6-768x432-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/04\/02\/image6-768x432-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16705\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What appears to be a 105mm artillery system.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16706\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16706\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16706 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/04\/02\/image7-768x435-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/04\/02\/image7-768x435-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/04\/02\/image7-768x435-1-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Boko Haram fighter armed with a machine gun stands on the aircraft debris.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16707\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16707\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16707 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/04\/02\/image4-768x432-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/04\/02\/image4-768x432-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/04\/02\/image4-768x432-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Insurgents removing aircraft component<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16708 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/04\/02\/image8-768x427-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/04\/02\/image8-768x427-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/04\/02\/image8-768x427-1-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16709\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16709\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16709 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/04\/02\/image3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/04\/02\/image3.jpg 1080w, 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