The Nigerian air force (NAF) says it lost two of its personnel in a gun duel with bandits at Kawan Pole Waya in Kaduna state.Ibikunle Daramola, director of NAF’s public relations and information, made this known in a statement on Tuesday.According to Daramola, the incident occurred on Monday when troops of 271 NAF detachment dismounted an ambush set up by [...]
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The Nigerian air force has announced the appointment of Precious Amadi, an air commodore, as the new commander of air task force commander of Operation Lafiya Dole.Lafiya Dole is the military operation set up to fight Boko Haram insurgents in the north-east.Ibikunle Daramola, NAF director of public relations and information, made this known in a statement in Abuja, on Wednesday.He [...]
The Coalition for Nigeria Movement has kicked against the summon of President Muhammadu Buhari by the house of representatives.The coalition instead said the lawmakers ought to commend the president and security agencies over "recent success" recorded over bandits and extremists in Zamfara and Yobe states.Addressing reporters on Thursday, Peremobowei Success, board of trustees (BoT) chairman, commended Buhari and the military for [...]
The Nigerian air force (NAF) says it has redeployed 72 senior officers for operational efficiency and effectiveness.Ibikunle Daramola, NAF’s spokesperson, said the officers comprised 27 air vice-marshal (AVMs), 30 air commodores, eight group captains, four wing commanders and three squadron leaders.He said prominent among those affected by the new postings are; Emmanuel Anebi, who is now the chief of policy [...]
The Nigerian air force (NAF) has confirmed that five of its troops died in the helicopter crash which occurred at Damasak in Borno state on Wednesday.The aircraft crashed while providing support to troops of 145 battalion during an operation against Boko Haram insurgents.According to a statement by Ibikunle Daramola, NAF director of public relations and information, the victims included two pilots and three [...]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says adequate security was provided for Alex Badeh, the former chief of defence staff (CDS) who was killed by gunmen while en route to his farm on Abuja-Keffi road.Ibikunle Daramola, NAF director of public relations and information, says erroneous reports and comments being spread about the incident could have adverse effects on the conduct of [...]
The Nigerian air force says it has killed some Boko Haram insurgents at Parisu and Takwala, both in Borno state.Olatokunbo Adesanya, NAF spokesman, said in a statement on Saturday that the operation was conducted on Friday through air strikes.“The mission followed the discovery, by NAF Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms, of activities of Boko Haram terrorists in the two [...]
Stuart Symington, United States (US) ambassador to Nigeria, has presented letters of offer and acceptance (LOA) to the Nigerian air force (NAF) for the planned sale of the A29 Super Tucano warplane.The presentation was made to Sadique Abubakar, chief of air staff, at NAF headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday.In April, the US government approved the sale of 12 Super Tucano [...]
The Nigerian air force (NAF) says it has neutralised a "large gathering" of Boko Haram insurgents in Bogumeri and Gwoza areas of Borno state.In a statement on Tuesday, Olatokunbo Adesanya, NAF spokesman, said the insurgents were killed during NAF aerial attacks in the areas.He said while the first attack was on November 24 in Bogumeri, the second one took place [...]
The Nigerian air force says it has neutralised and set ablaze insurgents’ structures in Urga area near Konduga, Borno state.In a statement on Saturday, Olatokunbo Adesanua, director of public relations and information, NAF headquarters, said troops under Operation Lafiya Dole carried out an aerial attack in the area."Previous intelligence reports, gathered through intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions by NAF [...]
Sadique Abubakar, chief of air staff, has revealed the plan of the air force to deploy special dog unit (K-9) to improve security in airports nationwide.He said this while addressing officers of the Yola air force base involved in the fight against insurgency.K-9 dogs are dogs specifically trained to assist police and other law-enforcement personnel.Abubakar also said some NAF personnel [...]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it is not involved in any military coup plot in the country.In a statement issued on Thursday by Olatokunbo Adesanya, its spokesperson, NAF pledged its allegiance to President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian government.It was reacting to a publication credited to an online medium which alleged that the force is involved in the planning [...]
The Nigerian air force (NAF) says it has acquired 20 security dogs trained to detect improvised explosive devices (IED) and other ammunition to enhance the war against insurgency.Olatokunbo Adesanya, the director of public relations and information, NAF, confirmed this on Thursday.He said 12 soldiers have been trained to handle the dogs."Considering the security challenges currently being faced in the country, [...]
Boko Haram insurgents have ambushed troops of Operation Lafiya Dole, escorting commercial vehicles from Maiduguri to Damboa in Borno state.A military source told TheCable that the incident led to the death of eight civilians and two soldiers.Two commercial vehicles were reportedly hijacked by the insurgents and driven into Sambisa forest.The bodies of the victims, including the two soldiers, were brought [...]
Alfred Davies, a field coordinator with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières, says he saw broken bones, torn flesh and bodies of children that had been cut into two after a Nigeria air force fighter jet "mistakenly" dropped bombs on an internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp in Rann, Borno state.On Tuesday, after the incident occurred, Rabe Abubakar, military spokesman, said they got [...]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has released another video, showing its latest operation in the northeast where it fatally wounded Abubakar Shekau, leader of Boko Haram.The video, which was released after the Nigerian military claimed 300 insurgents were killed, is a follow-up to the one detailing how insurgents were monitored by the military.Images from the video show some firepower, but not much of [...]
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