NAF Jet: ‘We Used AK-47 to Bring Down This Plane’ – Bandit Group Claims Responsibility

A deadly terrorist named Dogo Gide and his followers have taken credit for shooting down a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) helicopter close to Chukuba Ward in Niger State’s Shiroro Local Government Area.

According to a previous report by Gistlover, the incident happened on Monday at around 1:00 pm as a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft was en route from Kaduna to Minna, the capital of the Niger state.

The aircraft was on a mission to evacuate casualties when it crashed, according to a statement made on Monday by Edward Gabkwet, the NAF’s director of public relations and information.

He claimed that the plane had taken off from Zungeru Primary School with the intention of flying to Kaduna but was later found to have crashed close to Chukuba Village in Niger state.

However, Gide and his group claimed guilt for the accident in a viral video purportedly shot at the scene of Monday’s Air Force jet crash.

The terrorists claimed they killed dozens of soldiers on the plane in the less-than-three-minute video.

The video showed terrorists wielding AK-47s. The aircraft had the inscription NAF 582.

The narrator said: “These are bodies belonging to soldiers of the Nigerian Army who attacked us with the intention of causing us harm.

“They did this to see the downfall of Dogo Gide and by God’s grace, he is still alive and won’t die.

“These are dozens of soldiers as you can see them. This is their airplane. Repent, we have no business with anyone except those who try to come for us. This is God’s work. We used an AK-47 to bring down this plane.

“Take a look at them. Let this be a lesson. You all should repent. It is not our intention to kill but for everyone to be enlightened and have the fear of God. Leaders who sent these soldiers our way to be killed by us should repent.

“We won’t surrender from pressure or even an aeroplane. Dogo Gide, who is their target, won’t die now. He is still alive. These are the AK-47s we used to bring down this plane.

“We opened fire when we sighted them and they did the same. Repent and fear God. We pray for God’s mercy at all times. This is God’s work and not ours as you can see.”

A resident, Simon Bulus, told The Nation: “The Dogo Gide terrorist group operates in the forest.”

“When we heard continuous gunshots, we took to our heels. But we saw shots being fired at the helicopter,” a resident, Haruna Ibrahim, said.