The Boko Haram sect has claimed responsibility for the missing Jet of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF).

A jet deployed against the sect in Borno State evening lost contact with radar on Wednesday evening.

Edward Gabkwet, spokesperson of NAF, had disclosed the identities of the pilots but said their whereabouts were unknown.

But on Friday, Boko Haram released a video of its fighters bringing down the jet.

The video, which credible sources released to Daily Trust, showed the fighters carrying artillery equipment and a corpse of one of the dead pilots.

In the seven minutes, thirty seconds footage, Boko Haram fighters were seen moving along a dusty road, in gun trucks and on motor bikes.

The video showed that the aircraft exploded in the air before it crashed.

The military is yet to react to the claim of the insurgents.