Two Pilots Survive as Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet Crashes in Niger State (Video)

Two Pilots Survive as Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet Crashes in Niger State (Video)

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet crashed on Saturday near Karabonde in the Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, with both pilots reportedly ejecting safely before the aircraft went down.

Local media outlet Lapai TV first announced the incident in a Facebook update accompanied by a 57-second video showing the burning wreckage. The message read: “Two Nigerian Air Force Pilots Reportedly Survive Alpha Jet Crash Close to Karabonde, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State.”

Eyewitnesses confirmed the development, saying the aircraft appeared to have taken off from the Kainji Air Force Base before crashing around 4:10 pm.
“I think the aircraft took off from the Kainji air force base. We learned that the air force is mobilizing to the crash site,” one resident said.

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Another villager, Lukman Sulaiman, corroborated the report, stating that the jet landed “very close to the town.”
“God is so good; the pilots ejected safely,” he said. “We heard a noisy landing crash… we were scared, but we later trooped back to the scene.”

Videos obtained by Chronicle NG show the wreckage engulfed in flames as residents watched from a distance.

As of press time, the Nigerian military had yet to release an official statement on the cause of the crash, the condition of the pilots, or the extent of damage.

The incident adds to a series of aircraft accidents involving military jets across the country in recent years, raising renewed concerns over NAF aircraft safety, maintenance challenges, and operational risks.

Two Pilots Survive as Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet Crashes in Niger State (Video)