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Abubakar Abubakar
March 21, 2019
The Nigerian Air Force is expected to take delivery of “Augusta109’’ power helicopter from Italy, soon, to strengthen its arsenal for thefight against insurgency in the North-West.
The Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar stated thisat the “2019 First Quarter Chief of Air Staff Conference in Abuja.
Abubakar said that acquisition of the military helicopter waspart of renewed efforts of Federal Government to ensure that there was securityin the North-West. He said that the focus was particularly in Zamfara, Sokotoand Kaduna states, where a new detachment had been approved by the Air ForceCouncil.
The Chief of Air Staff added that NAF was currently reactivatingfive of its aircrafts, adding that “3L 39 Live Extension Programme’’ was on inKano and “MI 35 Live Extension Programme’’ in Port Harcourt.
Abubakar also said that the Force had trained no fewer than 1,000 Special Force elements that were contributing significantly in dealing with insecurity in Zamfara state, where it had 300 Special Force operatives.