The two pilots, Flight Lieutenants Abubaka Alkali and Karatu who recently graduated from the Nigeria Defence Academy were among military officers who returned from Pakistan in April 2021, following a six-month training in the South-East Asian country.
Celebritywatch had reported how the training aircraft with the two pilots on board crashed on Tuesday evening.
The aircraft, believed to be a Super Mushak, reportedly crashed within the NAF base while on a training mission.
According to one Amina Yahaya, one of the late pilots was planning to marry her friend in October.
“One of them is Flt Lt Karatu; he was my friend’s fiancé; they were going to get married in October. I was going to be a bridesmaid at the wedding,” she posted on Twitter.
“I haven’t been able to speak to my friend and I am not anywhere close to even comfort her. It’s a different kind of pain.”
It was learnt that the other pilot, Alkali once received an award as the best international cadet from the Royal Air Force in Britain.
