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Nigeria: Untold Story Of How Pilot Who Survived Jet Crash Disguised As A Villager To Evade Bandits
Daily Trust, 20 July 2021
More details have emerged on the military jet which crashed in Zamfara State on Sunday. Read more »
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Nigeria: 'Thanks for Your Prayers', Pilot's Last Post Before Surviving Bandits' Bullets
Daily Trust, 20 July 2021
Flight Lieutenant Abayomi Dairo is lucky to be alive and that could be as a result of prayers. Read more »
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Nigeria: Air Force Records Four Crashes in Six Months - What to Know About Them
Premium Times, 20 July 2021
At least 20 officers also died during these tragic incidents, including senior army personnel. Read more »
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Nigeria: NAF Jet Crash - How Residents Rescued Pilot After Parachuting in Zamfara Forest
Daily Trust, 20 July 2021
Some residents of a community in Zamfara state (name withheld) on Monday gave an insight into how they rescued a pilot shortly after he parachuted following a crash of his fighter… Read more »
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Nigeria: Bandits Shoot Down Air Force Jet - Official
Premium Times, 19 July 2021
The latest incident makes it at least four air crashes involving Nigerian military planes in the last seven months. Read more »
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Nigeria: Those Who Can Bring Down a NAF Jet Are Terrorists, Not Bandits - Kperogi
Leadership, 19 July 2021
A United States based Nigerian academic, media scholar, public speaker and newspaper columnist, Prof. Farooq Kperogi, has challenged the Nigerian media to stop underplaying the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Irabor Hails Pilot of Downed Fighter Plane for His Bravery, Gallantry
This Day, 20 July 2021
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, yesterday commended the pilot of the downed Alpha Jet fighter aircraft, Flt. Lt. Abayomi Dairo, for his bravery. Read more »
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Nigeria: Pilot Survives As Bandits Shoot Down Military Jet in Zamfara - NAF
Vanguard, 19 July 2021
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor has confirmed that a military jet crashed in the Northwest region but the pilot survived the crash. Read more »
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Nigeria: Pilot Rescued As Bandits Shoot Down Military Jet
Daily Trust, 19 July 2021
A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet aircraft was shot down by bandits on Sunday. Read more »