The identity of one of the Pilots killed in the ill fated crash which occurred on Tuesday in the Nigeria Air Force Base has been revealed by family memebers to be Flight Lt Abubakar Alkali, a Yobe State native.
On Tuesday, Alkali died with a comrade who was also undergoing training at the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) facility in Kaduna.
Below are pictures of the young pilot, who has been buried in accordance with Islamic rites.
He was a superior airman who had won many awards training abroad and in Nigeria.