Abuja —The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Saddique
Abubakar, said yesterday there was urgent need to
boost the capacity of Nigerian Air Force to meet its
responsibilities.
He spoke against the backdrop of involvement of
the Nigerian Air Force in the battle to rid the country
of terrorism in the North East and other serious
security issues confronting the country, such as
Niger Delta militancy.
the Nigerian Air Force in the battle to rid the country
of terrorism in the North East and other serious
security issues confronting the country, such as
Niger Delta militancy.
To this end, Abubakar, in an NTA programme, said
that NAF would soon take delivery of 12 new
Mi-35 attack helicopter gunships fitted with
modern facilities to fire guided missiles at enemy
positions.
Aside the gunships from Russia, he said a new set
of fighter jets from the United States of America
with ISR facilities would soon be delivered to NAF
as soon as the US Congress, which gives approval
on manufacture and sale of such hi-tech
weaponry, gave its nod.
Commenting on the activities of Boko Haram
terrorists and their camps in Sambisa, Air Marshal
Abubakar said: “We have degraded the capacity of
the Boko Haram terrorist’s group to move around
inside the Sambisa forest.
‘’The only problem we are having is that of the
terrain. It is a big challenge because the place has
been mined and troops cannot just move freely.”
Noting, however, that the terrorists had been fleeing
the forest because of airforce bombardment,
Abubakar said the task was immense.
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