The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, have travelled to Turkey to facilitate the speedy delivery of T-129 ATAK helicopters to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). In a statement on Sunday, the Director of Public Relations and Information at NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said that two of the six units …

Nigerian Air Force (NAF), yesterday, in Abuja, said its Air Components of ‘Operations Hadin Kai’ and ‘Hadarin Daji’, have killed no fewer than 100 Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP), and other terrorists in streams of air strikes in their enclaves across the theatres. In a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has received two additional Diamond-62 aircraft as part of its efforts to intensify ongoing air operations against insecurity in the country. The new aircraft were received at a ceremony held in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Wednesday. This was contained in a statement issued by NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Informatio Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet. …

The Nigerian Air Force, on Monday, said its air strikes destroyed terrorists’ hideouts in the Tumbuns located on the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno State. NAF said it has also destroyed strategic logistics bases of the terrorists in the area. The Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet in a statement noted that Tumbun Fulani and …

An aircraft under the Air Component of Operation UDO KA II, Tuesday, carried out several strikes on IPOB/ESN locations at Mother Valley Orsumughu in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State and at Aku Ihube in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State. According to the Air Force spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the strikes at both locations achieved …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it had carried out successful air missions on some illegal refining sites and terrorist hideouts in Rivers State and some areas in the Northeast respectively. This was contained in a statement by the force’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, on Sunday in Abuja. The statement reads: “In continuation of …

Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, has urged the Nigerian Air Force to urgently carry out air surveillance across all forests in the state to check the hideouts of criminals. The governor decried the recent activities of bandits in Toro, Ningi, Alkaleri and Tafawa Balewa local government areas of the state and expressed confidence that the joint operation by the special …

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar has assured families of the crew members of the ill-fated MI-171E helicopter that the service would never abandon them. The CAS made the pledge in Port Harcourt while on a visit to commiserate with the families of the deceased crew members of the ill-fated MI-171E Helicopter that crashed in …

President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, mourned the death of troops killed by bandits in an ambush in the Shiroro area of Niger State, as well as the crash of a Nigerian Air Force helicopter in the state on Monday. In a statement, the President said that the incidents brought him “immense sadness.” He said, “These officers and men were answering …

Bandits have invaded Chukuba ward in the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, just as they shut down a fighter helicopter in the area and killed the pilot. The Convener of Shiroro Concerned Youths, Mr. Sanni Kokki, who spoke on the phone with journalists on Friday in Abuja, said that the criminals ambushed and killed 13 soldiers along the …