NIGERIAN AIR FORCE DEPLOYS ADDITIONAL COMBAT AIRCRAFT TO NORTH EAST IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION LAFIYA DOLE
In
a renewed drive to crush the fighting will of the Boko Haram Terrorist
(BHT) group, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has deployed additional combat
platforms to North East Nigeria in support of the ongoing
counter-insurgency operation codenamed ‘OPERATION LAFIYA DOLE’. The new
deployment came on the heel of the recent visit of the Chief of the Air
Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq B. Abubakar to the operational areas. The newly
deployed platforms include the F-7Ni fighter aircraft, Mi-24/35 attack
helicopters, Agusta 109 LUH, Supa Puma Combat Support helicopter and
ATR-42 surveillance aircraft which hitherto had been away for scheduled
maintenance.
The
provision of additional platforms in the North-East is in line with
President Mohammadu Buhari’s mandate to bring an end to insurgency in
the North-East. The new deployment is aimed at boosting existing
military efforts to defeat the Boko Haram Terrorists. It is also
expected to enhance the capability of the Nigerian Armed Forces to fight
in a more proactive and efficient manner.
Air Commodore Dele Alonge
Director of Public Relations & Information
Director of Public Relations & Information
Nigerian Air Force
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