CAS Shows Leadership, Visits Pilots Of Crashed NAF Jet

By Adesina Soyooye

Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke has attracted applause from both serving and retired officers of the Nigerian Air Force for the compassion and exemplary leadership he exhibited in the wake of the unfortunate  crash of a NAF Jet in Borno State on Saturday, December 6, 2025.

Recall that the Jet crashed at about 1630hrs near Karabonde, Borgu Local Government Area, Borno State, on take off.

The two Pilots, now identified as Squadron Leader

AK Galadanci and  a Flight Lieutenant

mercifully survived after both successfully ejected from the Alpha Jet before it burst into flames and made impact.

They took off from Kainji Air Base.

Those who witnessed the Jet as it struggled mid-air, and finally crashed, were full of commendation for the Pilots for steering the Jet away from a very populated area of the city to a safe area where it neither recorded any fatality nor destroyed properties.

Beyond that, another thing which impressed was that within 24 hours of the crash, the CAS took off,  immediately to, personally, visit his heroic Pilot-officers, to make sure of their   safety and wellbeing.

The photograph above shows Squadron Leader Galadanci on the left of the Chief of Air Staff (in blue) with Flight Lieutenant (2nd pilot) at the hospital after the aircrash incident.