He said this at the inauguration of the 2018 Nigeria Air Force Legal Officers’ Conference in Maiduguri, Borno.
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The Air Officer Commanding, Air Training Command Kaduna, AVM Muhammad Idris, said during the command second quarter safety week at NAF base in Kaduna, that all personnel must uphold safety as key ingredient in NAF operations.
The soldiers, comprising 262 from the Nigerian Army, 44 from the Nigerian Navy and 14 from the Nigerian Air Force were sent off at a passing-out ceremony held at the Centre on Friday.
AVM Olatokunbo Adesanya, NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja.
According to a statement by AVM Olatokunbo Adesanya, NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information,the deployment of the artillery EC-135 helicopter is part of efforts aimed at intensifying the fight against armed banditry in Zamfara and environs.
The Commander of the 207 Quick Response Group of the air force, Group Capt. Caleb Olayera, made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen in Gusau.
Jekenu told newsmen at the centre in Oshodi, Lagos on Wednesday that the retiring military men were drawn from the Army, the Air Force and the Navy.
Abubakar made the disclosure at a ceremony to mark the completion of maintenance of Mi-35P attack helicopter at the 115 Special Operations Group in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Saturday.
Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, made the request when he visited Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that NIS recently handed over the Do-228 aircraft to the NAF for reactivation.
Speaking at the inauguration of newly constructed residential quarters for officers and airmen at the Yola Air Force Base on Saturday, Abubakar said part of his vision was to ensure that all officers and men have befitting accommodation to retire to after a hard day’s work.
The NAF said it would deploy the drones to other critical oil installations in the Niger Delta.
A statement by the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, AVM Olatokunbo Adesanya, announced this in Abuja
The NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, AVM. Olatokunbo Adesanya, who confirmed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, said the air operation was carried out on Thursday.
The Air Commanding Officer Ground Training Command, AVM Samson Akpasa, made the disclosure on Wednesday during the inauguration ceremony of students of Force Protection in complex air ground environment course 6.
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, disclosed this to newsmen during a working visit to Maiduguri.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the attack appears to be a resuscitation of the deadly confrontations in the resource-rich Niger Delta, which has seen a lull in recent years.
AVM Olatokunbo Adesanya, NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, who confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the operation was conducted on Monday.
NAN also reports that the President was represented by the Minister of Defence, Brig-Gen Muhammad Dan-Ali (Rtd) at the NAF base in Kaduna during celebrations to mark the 54th Anniversary of the Air Force.
Abubakar said this in Enugu on Wednesday, when he led a delegation of senior officers of the Air Force on a courtesy visit to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.