Claim
Social media users are sharing a purported image that captured the ejection of Flight Lieutenant Abayomi Dairo, whose fighter jet was shot down by bandits in Zamfara State on the 18th of July 2021.
Verdict
The narrative the image purports is false as there is no official image that captured Flight Lt. Abayomi Dairo’s ejection. The image was first released online in 2014 by Bremont Martin Baker after Martin Baker; a British Aviation Company that produces fighter ejection seat technology partnered with Bremont, an award winning British Company that produces engineered chrometers.
Full Story
Flight Lieutenant Abayomi Dairo became a national hero when news of his successful ejection from a fighter jet which was shut down by bandits in Zamfara State was announced. The young pilot was rescued by a Nigerian Army Unit in Zamfara State after he evaded bandits using “survival instinct,” found shelter until he was rescued.