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A jet fighter belonging to Nigeria Air Force on Friday evening crashed in Benue State.

It was gathered that the Air craft  with the following registration number, FT-7NI crashed while on a routine training exercise.

Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, NAF Director of Public Relations, confirmed this in a statement on Friday.

He said two pilots onboard the aircraft survived and were being observed in a military facility.

“Luckily, the NAF fighter jet crashes in Benue on board survived the crash after successfully ejecting from the aircraft. Additionally, there was no loss of lives or damage to any property around the area of impact.

“Both pilots are currently under observation at NAF Base Hospital, Makurdi. Meanwhile, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has constituted a Board of Inquiry to determine the immediate and remote causes of the crash,” he said.

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