The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has expressed the readiness of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to build a base in Abia State. Abubakar made this known on Friday when he paid courtesy visit to Gov. Alex Otti of Abia State in Nvosi, Isiala...
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By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna- “The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said the Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch and Hadarin Daji, have successfully demolished terrorist strongholds in Kaduna and Katsina States, resulting in the elimination of numerous terrorists.” The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has said the Air Components of Operations Hadarin Daji and Hadin Kai have eliminated 30 terrorists in air strikes in their hideouts in Katsina and Borno. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, disclosed this...
Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, says air power has emerged as the means of choice in addressing threats of violent extremism, terrorism, and insurgency in Sub-Saharan Africa. Abubakar said this at the opening of the 3rd African Air Forces Forum, organised as part...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reinvigorated the development of indigenous capacity for innovation and development of products to effectively support its operations through Research and Development (R&D). The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, stated this at the NAF Inter-Command R&D competition in...
The Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), AVM Edward Gabkwet, has said the NAF will n the next two years, become the third largest air force in Africa. Gabkwet said this on Tuesday in Abuja, at a news conference to commence the NAF’s 60th Anniversary...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Air Components of Operations Hadin Kai and Whirl Punch in the North East and North Central have killed several terrorists in airstrikes in Borno and Niger states. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, on Sunday...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Components of Operations Whirl Punch and Delta Safe on Saturday, knocked out terrorists’ hideouts in Niger and illegal oil refining sites in the Niger Delta. The Director Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a...
The Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) and the Nigerien Air Force on Tuesday eliminated scores of terrorists and destroyed their hideouts in Damasak and Mobbar Local Government Areas of Borno. The Director, Public Relations and Information of NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, who made this known in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday said the Air component of the Operation Hadarin Kai (OPHK), has executed a precision airstrike on the hideouts of ISWAP terrorists, killing over 30 of their fighters within Kolleram village along the shores of Lake Chad. The...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has bombarded several illegal oil refining sites and other bases of economic saboteurs in Rivers on Friday and Saturday. The operation was conducted by the air component of Nigeria’s military’s special taskforce, “Operation Delta Safe’ The NAF spokesman, AVM...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said the Air Component of Operations Hadarin Daji and Hadin Kai have in different air interdictions, eliminated dozens of terrorists in Katsina and Borno during the weekend. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, made...
The House of Representatives has vowed that it will recover two Bell HelicoptersJou, Bell 206L4 BZB and Bell M2061- L4, belonging to the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, sold to private individuals. The Chairman, House of Reps Committee on Public Assets, Rep. Ademorin Kuye, said this...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said the Air Component of the ”Operation Delta Safe” has destroyed several illegal oil refining sites and barges laden with stolen crude oil products across Rivers. The Director, Public Relations and Information (NAF), AVM Edward Gabkwet, disclosed this...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Monday said the Air Component of the military special task force, “Operation Hadin Kai’’, has continued to decimate terrorists and their hideouts at Tumbuns near Lake Chad. NAF’s Director, Public Relations and Information, AVM Edward Gabkwet, who disclosed...
By EZEKIEL OBi, Abuja – The Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch (OPWP) has destroyed terrorists’ logistics storage in Palele near Shiroro, on March 15. AVM Edward Gabkwet, Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. AVM Gabkwet said...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday said the air component of Operation Hadarin Daji has conducted air strikes on the enclaves of two terrorists in separate attacks in Katsina and Zamfara. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, AVM Edward Gabkwet,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Nigeria Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said the Air Component of Operation Delta Safe have destroyed illegal oil refining sites in air strikes in Krakama and Temakiri, Degema Local Government Area of Rivers. The NAF spokesman, AVM Edward Gabkwet, said in a statement that...
The Defense Headquarters, says the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, eliminated three notorious commanders, known as Abacha, Bakura and Babangida as well as 22 other jihadists. The Director, Defense Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, who made this known while giving update on operations of the armed forces...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has revealed how one of its officers foiled a ‘one-chance’ robbery and kidnap attempt in Wuse, Abuja. The NAF officer, identified as Air Commodore John Ijudigal, ensured the arrest of the three suspected robbers and the rescue of...