SAN FRANCISCO, November 17, (THEWILL) – The Nigeria Air Force, NAF has denied media reports that an army helicopter was shot down by Boko Haram members in Borno state today.
Reacting via his Twitter handle, the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola said the report is untrue.
In a tweet statement, Air Commodore Daramola said “no helicopter was shot down. No helicopter crashed in Borno state today.”
The Tweet explained that a United Nations (UN) helicopter “indeed undertook mission to Banki and has since returned to Maiduguri.”