source: CKN Nigeria; Blueprint; HumAngle
actor1: Military Forces of Nigeria (2015-)
actor2: N/A
location: Maiduguri
notes: Other: On 31 March 2021, a Nigerian Airforce fighter jet crashed, with two pilots, in Borno state [coded to Maiduguri] while providing assistance to ground troops. Boko Haram claimed to have shot down the plane, while Nigerian military sources denied the attack by Boko Haram, describing the report as false. The body of one of the pilots was later found.