By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) says its Air Component of Operation Delta Safe has in the last two months, destroyed more than 30 illegal oil refining site in the strikes around Cawthorne Channel and Bille, in Degema Local Government Area of...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, has in an early morning air strike on Monday, dislodged terrorists from their enclaves at Suwa in Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno. The Director of Public Relations and Information,...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says airstrikes have destroyed terrorists’ camps in Borno State as well as illegal oil refining sites in Rivers State. The NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. ...
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, helicopter which crashed earlier today in Niger State, was actually conveying to a military hospital in Kaduna State, some troops wounded in a gun battle with terrorists, PRNigeria exclusively gathered from credible military sources. “The NAF helicopter that unfortunately crashed in Niger today...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has simultaneously decimated several criminal elements in the last few days through airstrikes in various theatres of operation. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, on Sunday in Abuja....
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Component of Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) has destroyed boats laden with stolen crude oil as part of efforts to thwart oil theft in the Niger Delta region. NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, stated...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) says its Special Force on night patrol on Sunday rescued seven kidnapped victims, comprising six females and one male near Birnin Gwari in Kaduna Troop The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has dismissed a fake NAF recruitment advert being circulated on social media platforms to defraud unsuspecting applicants. NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said “NAF is...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says President Muhammadu Buhari will on May 6, inaugurate the newly procured Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and attack aircraft into the NAF order of battle inventory to mark its 59th Anniversary Celebration. The Chairman, Organising Committee, Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Day Celebration 2023, Air...
No fewer than 8,150 persons were displaced from Galadima-Kogo and environs in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger when an aircraft bombed the area on Jan. 24. Many members of a vigilance group and their commander were killed in the blast. The area bombed had Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)...
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has commended the heroic performance of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in the restoration of relative peace in the state. El-Rufai gave the commendation when he paid a courtesy visit to Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, at NAF Headquarters...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Wednesday in Abuja approved the appointment and redeployment of new Branch Chiefs, Air Officers Commanding (AOCs), Commandants of Tri-Service and NAF Institutions. It also approved the appointment of a new spokesperson and other senior officers. Group Capt. Joel Abioye of the Directorate of...
A wanted terrorist kingpin, Gwoska Dankarami, on New Year eve, escaped death by the whiskers when air strikes of the Nigerian military targeted his hideout, along Kaura Namoda Road in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. PRNigeria however gathered that several of his footsoldiers were not so lucky,...
Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division Nigerian Army, Kaduna, has charged Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel to continue working along the trajectory of bringing the desired peace and stability to Nigeria. Maj. Gen. Lagbaja gave the charge on Friday while speaking as a special guest of...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has started the 2022 recruitment of suitably qualified graduates and post-graduates as Direct Short Service cadets. Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement he issued on Tuesday in...
Nigerian military fighter jets have eliminated seven wanted Zamfara terrorists’ kingpins. The notorious bandits were eliminated in Kaduna State by airstrikes of two Nigerian Air Force (NAF) attack jets. PRNigeria gathered that those killed included Jibrin Gurgu, Isah Jauro and Tambowal from Zamfara State. Other kingpins eliminated are Noti,...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) Component of Operation Whirl Punch has destroyed about 10 camps and neutralized several bandits during air interdiction missions in 3 LGAs of Kaduna State. The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, who confirmed the...
In sustained offensives against terrorists, aircraft of the Nigerian Airforce (NAF) have bombed the enclave of notorious gun runner Mallam Ila at Manawa Village in Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. A defence operative told PRNigeria that the gun runner was the major supplier of sophisticated weapons to...
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, is attending the 11th International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS 2022) in Karachi, Pakistan, to explore opportunities for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the NAF Director of...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aerial patrols have targeted bandits’ locations in Kaduna State and several bandits were neutralized, camps destroyed and some of their hostages escaped. The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the development in...