Nigeria, April 1 -- A Nigerian Air Force fighter jet has gone missing in the insurgency ravaged Borno State in North-East Nigeria, authorities said Thursday morning.

The spokesperson for the Nigerian Air Force, Edward Gabkwet, said the alpha jet lost contact with the radar in Borno State Wednesday.

Mr Gabkwet, an air commodore, said the plane disappeared "while on interdiction mission in support of ground troops. The mission was part of the ongoing counterinsurgency operations in the North East.

"The loss of radar contact occurred at about 5:08 pm on 31 March 2021."

Mr Gabkwet added, "Details of the whereabout of the aircraft or likely cause of contact loss are still sketchy but will be relayed to the general public as soon as they be...