An Il-76 transport plane belonging to the Pakistan Air Force arrived at the Nigerian Air Force’s 21st Makurdi Air Base loaded with a JF-17 fighter jet.
This is the first of three JF-17 fighter jet that Pakistan plans to deliver to Nigeria in the first quarter of 2021.
The $ 184.3 million deal covering the delivery of three JF-17 Thunder fighter jets was approved by the Pakistan government’s Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) after Lagos agreed to extend a financial guarantee for the purchase.
Nigerian Air Force Commander Sadique Abubakar had announced in July 2020 that the Nigerian Air Force would take delivery of three JF-17 Thunder as part of 22 new aircraft expected including 12 Super Tucano attack aircraft, and an additional Mi-171E type helicopter.