President Muhammadu Buhari says he was shocked at the news
of the crashed Nigerian Air Force jet.
The jet had crashed on Sunday when returning from a
successful air interdiction mission between the boundaries of Zamfara and
Kaduna states.
The jet was said to have come under heavy fire from bandits
and it eventually crashed in Zamfara.
Abayomi Dairo, a flight lieutenant and pilot of the jet, had however survived the crash.
In a statement by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, on
Tuesday, the president said he was relieved that Dairo survived.
“President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the gallant pilot
of the Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet, Flight Lieutenant Abayomi Dairo, who
successfully ejected from an aircraft that came under ‘intense ground fire from
bandits’ in Zamfara State, Northwest, at the weekend,” the statement read.
“The President, who was briefed on the successful operation
by the nation’s defence forces to rescue the pilot, said he was pained by news
of the air crash.
“‘I was shocked by the devastating news of the air crash but
felt much relieved, following the successful ejection by the pilot and his
eventual rescue. May the injured pilot recover at the earliest time.’”
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