By AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Monday launched “Operation NAZO” to address banditry in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
This was as the over 1,000 villagers displaced from 18 villages bordering Birnin Gwari by armed bandits have been given relief materials by the National Commission for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons.
About 1,200 displaced villagers are taking refuge at LEA Primary School, Birnin Yero along Kaduna-Zaria Highway in Igabi Local Government.
Addressing the displaced persons at the camp, the Federal Commissioner of the commission, Senator Basheer Muhammed, said he was at the camp to commiserate with the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) over the incident.
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Launching the operation at Kamuku forest, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin, said the operation was in line with his vision for the armed forces, which was to ensure a well-motivated, trained and equipped armed forces that would be responsive to national security commitments.
He said the Defence Headquarters has facilitated conditions necessary for the services to operate, which has helped in services’ effectiveness towards curtailing the myriad of security challenges bedevilling the country.
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Siddique Abubakar, described the training and exercise as a child of necessity birthed to protect national assets such as aircraft in the defence of national territorial integrity against internal or external saboteurs.
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