A statement
released by the director, Air Force Public Relations and Information,
Air Commodore Yusuf Anas, said the pilot on board the aircraft ejected
safely.
A Search and
Rescue Team from the Nigerian Air Force 301 Flying Training School,
Kaduna, immediately rescued the pilot who is in a stable condition, the
statement said.
The statement
said the pilot was receiving treatment at the Nigerian Air Force Aero
Medical Hospital, Kaduna. It further said that no fatality was reported
on the ground.
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Mohammed Umar has ordered an investigation to ascertain the cause of the accident.
The statement also announced the death of retired Air Vice Marshal John Yisa-Doko, Chief of Air Staff from 1975-1980.
