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EricBraven:
Where did you get this from

A WhatsApp group I'm on.........many senior men including military are members.

The news has also surfaced elsewhere, and the pictures sure don't lie.


DHQ Facebook post

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4146121492161941&id=612237468883712

Toju200:
WTF
First of all Thank God for his rescue
Now wtf did I just read the shot down the plane..
At this point in time Drones are needed like now alpha jets pilots risk their lives too much because of the kind of aircraft they fly damn they have tried abeg

Brooo, e shock me o. Na from clap e dey turn to dance.

CDS and CAS should rework the air strategy for higher impact and less human/material/machine costs.

We have lost too many aircraft in recent memory. Doesn't bode well for future acquisitions IMHO.

PRESS RELEASE

ALPHA JET AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN ZAMFARA STATE, PILOT RESCUED

On 18 July 2021, at about 12.45 pm, a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet aircraft, returning from a successful air interdiction mission between the boundaries of Zamfara and Kaduna State, came under intense enemy fire which led to its crash in Zamfara State. Luckily, the gallant pilot of the aircraft, Flight Lieutenant Abayomi Dairo, successfully ejected from the aircraft. Using his survival instincts, the pilot, who came under intense ground fire from the bandits, was able to evade them and sought refuge in nearby settlements awaiting sunset. Using the cover of darkness and his phone set for navigation, Flight Lieutenant Dairo was able to elude several bandits’ strongholds and maneuvered his way to a Nigerian Army Unit, where he was finally rescued.

It is instructive to note that upon receipt of the news of the crash, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, had directed that all efforts must be emplaced to rescue the pilot. Accordingly, NAF Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) platforms and helicopter gunships provided close air support to NAF Special Forces and Nigerian Army troops who were able to locate the crash site and the pilot’s parachute, while also combing nearby locations for any sign of the pilot. It is gladdening to note that while in hiding, Flight Lieutenant Dairo confirmed that the presence of NAF aircraft within the vicinity of the crash site helped in scaring the bandits who were after him, thus enabling him to find refuge and escape to a safe location.

It is important to also recall that only recently, the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, had directed the Armed Forces of Nigeria to do all it takes to flush out criminal elements in Katsina, Zamfara and Kaduna States. It is in fulfilment of this directive that the NAF, in conjunction with surface forces, has in the last 2 weeks mounted intensive day and night air interdiction operations against bandits and their hideouts, especially in these 3 states. Through these intensive air operations, hundreds of bandits have been neutralized and several of their hideouts destroyed.

Despite the setback of yesterday’s crash, the NAF remains committed towards fulfilling Mr President’s mandate as well as other constitutional roles assigned to it. The willingness, readiness and tested ability of the NAF remains unshaken and unwavering as it continues to carry out its assigned roles.

Kindly bring the information to the awareness of the general public. Thank you.

Edward Gabkwet
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force

19 July 2021


Pics of the CDS, CAS and other Flag officers of the Air Force welcoming the hero back to base.

NAF has confirmed the crash of an Alpha Jet due to enemy action.

Praises to God Lt Dairo took his SERE training serious and was able to escape.

It is APPALLING that these "bandits" now have the ability to bring down aircraft.

These jokes need to stop fast

Leemaoo!

Alex my nigga......I hope say no be cruise you dey catch o.

How you go consult sotey you even do bodyguard duty for Maduka the attempted PDP candidate, still wan come enter the same election with Accord?

Make Dem no chop all the small dollars wey Maduka dash you.

Good luck in your pursuit sha because last last I see one of the "real candidates" compensating you with commissioner for information!

Educationalserv:
he doesn't face same kind of challenge s Nigeria face .go and find out how Sri Lanka did with Tamil tigers.when canada have large scale violence done inside canada leading to killing of 60 security personel and destruction of 100 public property and release of deadly criminal then we know the type of rhetoric the prime minister of Canada will use. Ask wj Bush and 911

The Sri Lanka method is the perfect example of what Nigeria needs to end insurgency.

But the comparative complexity of our society versus Sri Lanka will never allow such a solution to take hold.

As for the large scale violence, Nigeria provided the conditions.

Unfair policies, generally hostile and unfair government, ultra-poor economy, historical unemployment , biased government appointments, calling some 5% and others 95%, daily growing inflation and insecurity among so many others.

When the Canadian or US government provide these conditions for their citizens, let's have this conversation again!

9/11 and the war(s) it has caused..........hmmm, my brother we know that story has too many angles.

Let's stay with our relatively simple one lol

Educationalserv:
it for bandit and terrorist .not middle class hustling Nigerians .am not for the looters and bandit

Agreed, criminals need hard treatment. Consider the below though.

Unless proven otherwise, the accused terrorists and bandits are Nigerians too right?

As a Nigerian, there MUST be a basic minimum of Rights you have, just as it is in Canada. Or isn't it so?

In summary, Trudeau will never say he's speaking to anyone in any dirty language.

He'll simply get the mounties, whatever local police force and if necessary the Defence Forces to do their jobs with a minimum of fuss and drama.

That's one of the reasons why you found Canada attractive enough to relocate to, and Nigeria repulsive enough to run from, despite the latter being your home.

P.S I have lived abroad before, for a long time!

Sad how it went down.......this link to the collapsed condo just sums it up for me.

When last building collapse like that for Yankee, kill people join? #9/11

Madam carry her to an actual hospital now!

A doctor here can only advice based on what you tell him/her, whereas one in a hospital can do far more. Run tests, give drip(s), give injection(s), prescribe medicines etc!

Dunno why people think that Nairaland is a hospital.

Igbo Amaka!
Nigeria Amaka!!
Africa Amaka!!!

Na we get the world, if we agree to apply our brains and work hard!

Oldddd trick. NPF are vagabonds!

Na so one keep bullet for our door as we dey go Benin from Abuja.

God punish am that my cousin who is an intelligence service officer was there and identified himself before they could conclude their rubbish!

Unity Bank.

Money go dey the vault so?

On a real, I hate thieves.

Especially those who carry gun to steal from others!!

Sympathy to the bank and their customers.

Educationalserv:
they are hard working Nigeria runing enterprise like hospitals ,textile store,phone store pure water factory ,rice mills , interlock factory they are hard working and not like yours wanting war so both hard working and lazy citizen will become zero .no way.

Na who hand touch dey know how e be.

Not all of us that visit Nairaland are lazy and poor you know.

I wish you and your relations well, and pray sincerely that this language we are all being spoken to in ceases as I honestly feel it unnecessary in most cases

Educationalserv:
me dey chill for maple land .enjoy ur misery .

I hope all your relations are in Canada with you, oga maple.

Will be sad that you japa the language and they have to learn it!

iKingsley:
What would you expect from terrorist government?

Imagine they even go the length of kidnapping someone from another country, damnn!

We never had it this bad.

Surprised?

E be like say you don forget say Bubu run this kidnapping racket on Umaru Dikko as military Head of State.

In conjunction with Israel no less!

Madmohamed1:
Yusuf buhari will die the way his father is killing people

Baba don't visit the sins of the father on the son

He looks like he has been heavily drugged.

I guess they had to do whatever to nab him

LibertyRep:
Granted that the fire service "misfires' in that video, I sincerely doubt what is being poured into that truck is water.

How many many buckets and Jerry cans will they use to fill that truck? That's sheer stupidity and incompetence and the onlookers might have attacked them.

But then, this is Nigeria and anything is possible.

Me sef wan assume that they are mixing the foam chemical.

But as you say, Naija anything fit be!

Iceyjayz:
Incredulous

Na so we see am o

lapazi:
All you conspiracist lol
Epstein the convicted rapist?
Guy go sit down!

I'm only talking based on the man's tweet, of which his wife has reiterated something of that nature in an Instagram post.

Epstein was on suicide watch yet he "killed himself"

You know what that means?

Someone that is checked on every 10 minutes, has 24/7 guards and is in self isolated confinement except for said guards killed himself.

How biko?

And those guards are about to walk away free from court, no blemish as professionals and back to the same jobs they clearly did not do well.

If there is no hidden hand, how possible is that kind of escape from punishment for such breach of duty?

Sometimes we need to connect the dots. Not everything is conspiracy theory

Jeff Epstein's case comes to mind.

Plus McAfee tweeted some time last year that he will most likely die "by suicide", and that he was tweeting so that the world knows he DIDN'T kill himself when it happens!

Odiegwu and RIP

The driver is wrong but the VIO too is wrong.

The truck na regular 4 ton Canter, so what is heavy duty about it?

The regulation says regulate time movement of heavy duty trucks, he go dey check Canter.

This is the overzealousness we all cry about.

Speedy recovery sha Mr VIO!

oluwasegxzy:
You no maybe na bandit dey do the wedding

Aje!!! Oil full your brain

CodeTemplar:
Come o, this our jets don't have cameras?

Even with cameras, errors happen

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thenation.com/article/archive/us-has-bombed-least-eight-wedding-parties-2001/tnamp/

FarahAideed:
Did you read that an innocent wedding party was hit!

Yes. But even the USA makes operational errors.

They are human even with precision targeting tech!

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thenation.com/article/archive/us-has-bombed-least-eight-wedding-parties-2001/tnamp/

At least NAF tried to do their work this time.

Let's encourage them to do more with less error!

gawu1:
You see your life. What makes a cross which every body knows is an important symbol in christiandom a secular symbol but an Arabic language which is even native language for some Christians and other religious faithful other than Muslims not secular language.
Those Muslim states rightly see the cross as symbol of Christianity which actually it is, and therefore use crescent instead. If it were secular as you want to put up, do you think they might have opted for their own?
At any rate, the way you think the cross on every of our ambulance is secular, is the way others think the Arabic inscription on our Army logo is secular.
You will accuse others doing wrong while your own life shows you are worst of those wrong doings.

You just elongated what I already said. There are 2 choices, cross or crescent.

Choose as suits you, but MOST of the world takes the cross, and more recently the paramedic star/star of life as the default secular ambulance signage.

Or course you will soon say the star of life is also a sign of the Jews.

And yes, having symbols on an ambulance and having symbols less than half of the country understand on our Army logo and currency are not comparable. AT ALL!

Men, educating someone who has severally slammed their cranium against the floor intentionally must be a tough job going by your small example.

gawu1:
Why is there Christian cross on every ambulance in the Nigerian hospital?

Because it is a symbol for ambulance services in many secular states worldwide. Just like the red crescent is available for Muslim states who may not want or like to display the cross.

demolition:

Upper Echelon

DSS Special Forces being used as glorified bodyguards is NOT upper echelon at all.

Especially not in a country presently as hot as Nigeria.

demolition:

People that black listed crypto and Twitter are enjoying it.
So malami is a crypto trader
Nigga is buying the dip.

And using VPN.... Laff wan kee me sha!

This one they are all dissolving cabinet, is all well?

Are about to enter some nationwide state of emergency and the governors are preparing to hand over to sole administrators?

It's a shame this government has wasted all the goodwill they came into office with so easily.

ugo4u:
Tompolo's ultimatum ends today.
They may also send the military to go and also "Quell" the potential uprising/economic sabotage to Oil installations in that region, effectively opening up another warfront/theatre.

Akpabio has been sent to beg him.

It was on FP either yesterday or the day before.

youghs:
I don't think we can attribute that to deep blue project cos the project just kicked off and it's not up to 5months old

Hence him saying "before the commencement of the deep blue project".