omenka: The Nigerian Armed Forces have made it easier for us to believe the terrorist more then we do them! I have no doubt if Shekau comes out to claim downing the chopper tomorrow, a lot more folks would go with his narrative than they would the govt's version. What a shame.

The Nigerian military has launched air raids
on militant training camps in the north-east
of the country, officials say.
An army spokesman said jets and helicopter
gunships had been used to attack several camps.
He told the BBC that a plane had been hit by anti-
aircraft fire but had managed to return to base.
States of emergency were declared this week in
three north-eastern states hit by Boko Haram's
Islamist insurgency.
Nigerian military spokesman Brig Gen Chris
Olukolade said two militant bases in the Sambisa
Forest Reserve were destroyed in raids.
The reserve is about 70km (45 miles) south of the
Borno state capital, Maiduguri, where the
militants first emerged in 2009.
Reports say dozens of militants have been killed,
but there has been no independent confirmation.
Nigerian forces are trying to regain control in the
states of Adamawa, Yobe and Borno.
"It is not just Sambisa, every camp is under
attack," the Reuters news agency quoted Brig
Gen Olukolade as saying.

berem: please tell the NA to be sincere with their investigations and let them stop deceiving Nigerians with their lies.
I commiserate with the victims of the crash btw.

Nobleval: It was shot down. Simple as that.

axhead: . [s] Please keep your btw commiserations to yourself,you are the least bit concerned about the aircrew on that flight.shame,instead of supporting and standing by our troops we are ready to run them down instead,then sit by the comfort of our homes and type insensitive statements like "I commiserate with the victims of the crash btw"God help us [/s]

berem: Air Force jet never start work,e don dey crash? How many more will have to crash before they finish their training?
How are they gonna rescue the injured since its in a boko haram region?

Jakumo: A helicopter is NOT a jet. Somebody needs to go back to grade school and study the dictionary for a day or two.

LMAyedun: BREAKING: Nigerian Air Force Jet crashes in Borno

A Nigerian Air Force Mi-35 Helicopter on a training mission has crashed, the Defence Headquarters has said.

The jet crashed this afternoon due to technical fault at a location South of Bama, Defence spokesperson, Chris Olukolade, said in a statement made available to PREMIUM TIMES.

The statement did not say whether anyone was killed or injured in the crash.

Mr. Olukolade, a Major General, said investigation has commenced to unravel the circumstances leading to the accident.

He however said the accident was not a result “of any enemy action”.
Further details on the crash, Mr. Olukolade said, would be made known as investigation progresses.

Bama is one of the locations in the North-east state of Borno where the extremist Boko Haram sect has intensified its terrorist activities.
 
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DONMAYOR19: Olodo pilot.

berem: STFU!!

Which troops am I supporting and standing by? The ones who are not well equiped because the top military officers are looting money meant to buy ammunitions to fight boko haram? Since your president has requested for an additional one billion dollars,let's see how far it can go to deal with boko haram.

Jakumo: A helicopter is NOT a jet. Somebody needs to go back to grade school and study the dictionary for a day or two.