The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the security operatives were already at their respective positions at about 6.30am
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The Nigerian Air Force says its Air Task Force of Operation DIRAN MIKIYA has neutralised several bandits at a compound in Rugu forest in Zamfara.
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar on Wednesday said the Nigerian Air Force recently acquired 22 new aircraft to support various ongoing military operations across the country.
The Nigerian Air Force says the Augusta AW139 Helicopter involved in a mishap in Kabba, Kogi, on February 2 while conveying Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, does not belong to the Nigerian Air Force or from the Presidential Air Fleet.
The NAF said the ATF also neutralised activities of some terrorists at Limberi, a cluster of small, co-located settlements made up of mud and thatched roof structures located about 92Km North West of Monguno in Northern Borno
The Nigerian Airforce has deployed airwomen and female air officers, known as Women of War, for military operations in the North East.
The Nigerian Air Force has honoured five officers who died in the line of duty in 2018 with the posthumous gallantry award.
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, has attacked President Muhammadu Buhari for his failure to attend the burial of the five officers of the Nigerian Air Force who died in the fight against the Boko Haram insurgency.
The Nigerian Air Force on Tuesday buried the remains of five crew members who died in the NAF Mi-35M Helicopter that crashed in combat on January 2 in Borno State.
The Nigerian Air Force has fixed Tuesday (today) for the burial of five crew members who died in the NAF Mi-35M Helicopter that crashed in combat on January 2 in Borno State.
As earlier reported by The Eagle Online, the couple had their wedding on December 8, 2018, while the husband and four others died on January 2, 2019 during one of the numerous flights of the NAF Component of Operation LAFIYA DOLE in Maiduguri, Borno State
The Nigerian Air Force says the Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has destroyed some Islamic State of West Africa Province gun trucks in air strikes conducted near Damasak in Northern Borno.
This information was contained in an online trending message on Thursday praising the gallantry of the military men doing the Boko Haram battle in the North East
Five personnel of the Nigerian Air Force have been confirmed dead in the crash of the Service’s helicopter on Boko Haram mission in Maiduguri, Borno State.
The Nigerian Air Force says the Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has destroyed a building being used as meeting venue by Islamic State of West Africa Province fighters near Baga in Northern Borno.
The Nigerian Air Force said the Air Task Force of Operation DIRAN MIKIYA successfully neutralised an armed bandits hideout at a compound West of Tsamari in Birnin Magaji Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
The Nigerian Air Force has called on those spreading the misinformation about the unfortunate incident that led to the death of a former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, to stop.
Badeh, said to be returning from his farm, was shot dead on the Abuja-Keffi Road
The confirmation was given by the Director of Public Relations and Information of the NAF, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, in a statement late on Tuesday
Air Vice-Marshal Napoleon Bali, Air Officer Commanding, Mobility Command, Nigeria Air Force, Yenagoa, says NAF is committed to equipping its personnel with the right knowledge for quality service delivery.