Residents Find Missing NAF jet in Adamawa, Creashed
belongs to the Nigerian Army that was
declared missing in action was seen by
locals before it crashed.
The plane was reported to have crashed on
Saturday around Gabun village near Gaanda
in Gombi Local Government of the state.
Local farmers in Gombi LGA yesterday told
newsmen that the saw the jet crash close to
Gabun primary school.
They reportedly said that it was a 'low-flying
jumbo jet' which fit the description of the
missing jet.
Meanwhile several residents of Hawul, a
small town in Borno State said that the
aircraft they saw had green red stripes was
flying worrying low over the regions
mountains.
The residents, made up of mostly local
farmers said that the incredible loud sound
of the jet had disturbed them on Friday and
they noticed that the jet was travelling from
the north to south-east, towards Hawul–
Gabun.
One witness said: I've never seen a jet flying
so low over our mountains before. We've
seen planes, but I'm sure that this was not
one of those. I could even make out the
doors on the plane clearly.
"It's not just me; several other residents
have reported seeing the same thing. Some
people got out of their houses to see what
was causing the tremendous noise too."
Sources state that the aircraft might have
crash landed at Gabun near the primary
school but thankfully no local relative has
been reported dead or affected.
Gabun is a mountainous terrain, which runs
through Biu in Borno State.
The area is not far of from Michika and
Madagali Local Government areas of the
state where the army were actively engaged
against insurgent forces last week.
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