A Nigerian Air Force F7-Ni single seat fighter jet, on a routine training exercise, crashed on Wednesday afternoon close to the Kaduna International Airport.
The pilot on board the aircraft, according to a release made available to our correspondent by the Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Y. Anas, ejected successfully.
It said a Search and Rescue Team from the Nigerian Air Force 301 Flying Training School Kaduna immediately rescued the pilot.
“The pilot, who is in a stable condition, is currently receiving treatment at the Nigerian Air Force Aero Medical Hospital, Kaduna. No fatality on the ground was reported,” it said.
Meanwhile, a preliminary investigation into the crash, the statement said, has been ordered by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Umar, to ascertain the cause of the accident.
In another development, the Force also announced the passing away of Air Vice Marshal John Yisa-Doko, a former Chief of Air Staff from 1975-1980, who died on Wednesday after a brief illness, saying “the burial arrangements will be announced later.”