Nigerian air force dismisses Boko Haram claim over jet

Lagos (AFP) April 3, 2021

Nigeria's air force on Saturday dismissed a claim by the Boko Haram jihadist group that it had shot down a fighter jet that went missing a few days earlier. The Alpha jet lost radar contact on Wednesday while on a mission to support troops battling jihadists in the northeastern Borno state. The air force said it believed the jet with two crew may have crashed. Boko Haram on Friday releas