Tag: NAF

7 NAF personnel perish in Abuja air mishap

Aminu Imam

A Nigerian Air Force, (NAF), Beechcraft KingAir B350i aircraft crashed today while returning to Abuja Airport after reporting engine failure en-route Minna. According to a statement issued by the NAF Spokesperson, Air Vice-Marshal Ibikunle Daramola, said sadly, all the 7 personnel on board died in the crash. Daramola said the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Vice-Marshal Oladayo Amao, has ordered an immediate investigation into the incident.  While urging the general public to remain calm and await the outcome of investigation, the Chief of Air Staff, on behalf of all…

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NAF helicopter gunships destroy 6 more terrorists gun trucks in Borno DHQ

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Defence Headquarters says the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole, has destroyed additional seven gun trucks, and eliminated scores of terrorists who attempted to reinforce attack at Marte, in Borno. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Sunday, said the success came after the earlier destruction of seven gun trucks by combined ground and air operations. Enenche said the troops had successfully repelled a Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), terrorists attack on Marte on the night of Jan. 15, into…

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NAF deploys helicopters, as looters descend on NYSC camp in Abuja

Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has deployed three helicopters to tackle looters that descended on National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Kubwa, an Abuja suburb in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in the early hours of yesterday. According to reports, the helicopters were seen around 10:00 am hovering around the orientation camp. It was unclear if the helicopters touched down in the premises or the identity of the security agents they conveyed. The Nigeria Army also deployed soldiers to the scene as a number of military trucks were…

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NAF jets strikes insurgents camps, kill scores – DHQ

Ishaku Yohanna

Several insurgents were reportedly killed at Tongule, Bone and Isari B Musa communities in Borno State during airstrikes carried out by the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole under the subsidiary Operation Hail Storm 2. The Defence Headquarters said the attack led to the massive destruction of Boko Haram terrorists camps and the death of scores of their fighters in a night attack at Tongule on September 24 and daytime raids at Bone and Isari B Musa on September 25. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. John Enenche,…

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Killings: NAF deploys Special Forces in Southern Kaduna

Ishaku Yohanna

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has deployed additional special forces to southern Kaduna, to boost the ongoing fight against bandits and suspected ethnic militia who have been terrorising residents of the area. The Air Officer Commanding, NAF Training Command, Air Marshal Musa Mukhtar, addressed the troops before their departure to the southern part of the state on Sunday. He asked them to complement the efforts of the Nigerian Army troops attached to Operation Safe Haven, by providing both ground and air power during the operation against the criminal elements. Mukhtar,…

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Arotiles death: NAF hand over three suspects to Police

Ishaku Yohanna

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Friday handed over to the Kaduna State Police Command, the three suspects allegedly involved in the accident that led to the death of Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile on July 14. The suspects were handed over to Edward Omosanyin by the Commander 453 NAF Base Service Group, Hadi Ahmed at the NAF Base Kaduna. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the police are expected to conduct further investigation into the incident for possible prosecution. It will be recalled that on July 14, 2020,…

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