They are Flt Lt Benjamin Bem Ado and Flg Offr Ayuba Joad Layelmenson. The two officers were part of the Air Force contingent in the African-led International Support Mission in Mali stationed in Niamey, Niger Republic.
This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja and signed by Commodore Yusuf Anas, the Director, Air Force Information and Public Relations.
Ado hailed from Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue and was a member of the 50th Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy.
He was an instructor pilot who had flown many aircraft types in the inventory of NAF, as well as Pakistan and the United States of America.
The senior officer was married and blessed with a child.
Layelmenson hailed from Azare in Shongom Local Government Area of Gombe State and was a member of the 57th Regular Course in the Defence Academy.
He graduated from Hellenic Air Force Academy in July 2011 and was commissioned into the Air Force as a pilot officer.
Layelmenson was a qualified squadron pilot in the Alpha Jet before the unfortunate incident and was survived by his parents.
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