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  • Air Force reschedules recruitment exercise

    The Nigerian Air Force ( NAF ) has rescheduled its 2019 trades /non-trades men and women zonal recruitment exercise earlier scheduled for 9-23 March 2019.

    A statement signed by its spokesman, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola said the exercise will now take place from 16-30 March 2019.

    Daramola said applicants are reminded that the exercise is free of charge and without any form of gratification during the processes.

    According to him applicants are strongly advised not to have any dealings with any one demanding money as a guarantee for recruitment into the Service.

    He also added that no applicant is required to make payment into any individual or bank account at any time during the exercise.

    Air Commodore Daramola further said inquiries on the issue should be directed the these phones numbers: 09064432351, 09055840142, and 08053440802.

  • NAF deploys surveillance aircraft for election monitoring

    The Nigerian Air Force ( NAF ) is deploying surveillance aircraft to potential flashpoints across the country as part of efforts to secure lives and property during general elections commencing tomorrow with the presidential and national assembly polls.

    The surveillance aircraft are besides those assigned for support operations during the elections, according to the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar.

    Abubakar,at a meeting with Principal Staff Officers and Air Officers Commanding (AOCs) of the six NAF Field Commands in Abuja,said the surveillance aircraft would provide real-time imagery intelligence that would be streamed live to the HQ NAF Situation Room as well as Command Situation/Operations Rooms across the country.

    He stressed the need for all officers and men to remain apolitical in the course of their duties, and resist any entreaty by individuals who are more concerned about their personal interests than the nation’s interests.

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    He also urged them to work very closely with other security agencies to ensure that no individual or group of individuals undermine the electoral process.

    He warned that Commanders would be held personally responsible for any lapses.

    The Director of Public Relations and Information of the Air Force,Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola said the force is working in conjunction with the Police and other security agencies to “ensure the safety and security of all Nigerians before, during and after the elections.”

  • NAF jet destroys insurgents’ camp in Borno

    The Nigerian Air Force ( NAF ) says its Operation LAFIYA DOLE has decimated a Boko Haram Terrorist (BHT) camp and neutralised some of their fighters at a settlement called Arboko in Borno.

    Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.

    The NAF spokesperson said the operation of the Air Task Force (ATF) was carried out on Monday.

    Daramola explained that the Alpha jet destroyed the insurgent’s camp while providing close air support to troops of 82 Brigade, Nigerian Army.

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    “The operation was conducted on Feb.18, while a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha Jet and an Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platform were providing close air support to troops of 82 Brigade, Nigerian Army.

    “In the course of the operation, the ISR aircraft spotted a group of BHT fighters within Arboko village and vectored the Alpha Jet to engage their camp with rocket fire, thereby degrading the terrorists’ structures and neutralising some of their fighters,” he said.

    The spokesman said that NAF, operating in concert with surface forces, would sustain its efforts to completely destroy all remnants of the terrorists in the North East.

  • Polls: Air Force begins airlift of election materials

    The Nigerian Air Force said on Tuesday that it has started the airlift of election materials for the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC).

    A statement signed by the Director of Public Relations and Information of the NAF, Air commodore Ibikunle Daramola said the airlift would be conducted day and night to deliver sensitive and non-sensitive materials to designated places.

    Air Commodore Daramola said: “The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), on Monday 11 February 2019, commenced the airlift of electoral materials for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) across the country for the conduct of the 2019 General Elections.

    “The airlift exercise includes day and night missions, during which both sensitive and non-sensitive electoral materials were conveyed in batches, with NAF C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja to various airports across the country.

    “The materials were duly delivered by the C-130H aircraft crew to teams of INEC and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) officials together with security personnel waiting at the various airports.

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    “It may be recalled that the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, during his meeting with Air Officers Commanding (AOCs) and NAF Field Commanders on 1 February 2019, had expressed the readiness of the NAF to avail INEC its transport aircraft to enable expeditious movement of electoral materials, as done in the past.

    “It is pertinent to state that the transport aircraft are deployed solely to provide airlift support to meet INEC’s logistics requirements, in fulfilment of NAF’s constitutional role of providing Military Aid to Civil Authority. “

  • NAF shows force ahead of elections

    Barely a week to the presidential election, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Saturday staged a show of force in Lagos to warn criminals of its readiness to confront them.

    The Logistics Command of the NAF engaged on a five kilometre route march from its Sam Ethnam Base Headquarters to Air Port Junction, Ikeja with over 200 officers and soldiers in attendance.

    Leading the team was the Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Abdulganiyu Adebisi who assured Nigerians of the NAF’s commitment to safety and security of all. “Lagosisans should be rest assured that there will be adequate security coverage for people to go out and cast their votes in a peaceful and calm environment.

    “The command is working in synergy with other security agencies within the state to ensure free, fair and credible elections. We are working in aid of the civil authority and will respond whenever we are called upon,” he said. On the exercise, Adebisi said: “The essence of the exercise is not to win prize but to foster espirit de corps and physical fitness of individuals.

    “It is important that we remain both physically and mentally fit to carry out our responsibilities as the defenders of our nation’s territorial integrity and encourage the spirit of sportsmanship in our personnel. Let me use this medium to re-emphasise that you must all be of good conduct in the forthcoming general elections if you go out to vote.

    “Do not be found wanting of any act  that constitutes a breach of electoral law as you exercise your franchise,” he said.

  • NAF kills scores of bandits in Zamfara

    The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said yesterday it had intensified its strikes on bandits in Zamfara State where it killed scores of them and destroyed their hideouts and trucks.

    NAF’s spokesman Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola said the bombardment was conducted after intelligence indicated their presence in the area.

    In a statement in Abuja, the state capital, Air Daramola said: “The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Diran Mikiya has intensified the bombardment of armed bandits’ hideouts in Zamfara State and its environs.

    “The air strikes were preceded by days of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions initiated based on credible human intelligence reports, which led to the identification of several camps used by the bandits to launch attacks against innocent civilians.

    “One of the air interdiction missions was conducted at dawn on February 7 at a location in Rugu Forest South of Gurbin Baure, where some armed bandits were seen assembled by a logistics truck parked near their compound-hideout.

    “The ATF dispatched a NAF attack helicopter and an Alpha jet to engage the bandits’ truck and compound.

    “Overhead the target area, the bandits were seen dispersing towards different directions with some attempting to make a getaway in the truck.

    “The helicopter strafed the moving truck in successive passes immobilising it and neutralising its occupants.

    “The Alpha jet simultaneously attacked the compound and destroyed one of the huts harbouring the bandits, which was seen engulfed in flames.

    “Credible intelligence sources later revealed that several bandits were killed as a result of the attack.

    “The NAF, working in close coordination with surface forces and other security agencies, will sustain its reconnaissance and air interdiction missions to neutralise the armed bandits and deny them freedom of action in the area.”

     

     

     

     

  • Air Force acquires 22 Aircraft to fight Boko Haram, others

    The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar Wednesday said a total of 22 aircraft were recently added into the inventory of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to support various on-going military operations across the country, particularly the fight against Boko Haram Terrorists.

    According to Abubakar, as at July 2015, the aircraft serviceability status of the Nigerian Air Force was below 60 percent, but as at date, the aircraft serviceability status has improved beyond 80 percent.

    Abubakar made the remarks while declaring open the NAF Finance Training Workshop with the theme “Strenghtening the NAF Finance Specialty for Efficient Service Delivery in Support of NAF Operations”, at the NAF Headquarters, Abuja.

    The Air Chief who was represented by the Chief of Policy and Plans, Air Vice Marshal M A Mohammed said the NAF has been able to deploy its platforms in support of military operations through prudent management of resources.

    He added that the NAF was not only striving to improve on the present status, but has complied with measures put in place by the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure transparency and accountability in governance.

    “In line with the anti-corruption drive of Mr. President, Commander-in-Chief, the Nigerian Air Force has complied with measures put in place by the Federal Government to aide transparency in government’s financial transactions such as the Treasury Single Account, Government Integrated Financial Management Information System, as well as the ongoing biometric data capture for the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System, just to mention a few”, Air Marshal Abubakar stated.

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    He further said: “The recent feats achieved by the Service cost a lot of money. For the Government to continue providing the necessary funds to support Nigerian Air Force operations, it behoves on you to continue to maintain high level of integrity as finance personnel in the management of these public funds.

    “It is pertinent to state that despite a decline in governmental allocation, the Nigerian Air Force alongside sister Services have been able to achieve commendable successes in counterinsurgency and the fight against armed banditry plaguing various regions of the Country.

    “The Nigerian Air Force has been able to effectively deploy its platforms to these areas in support of sister Services. This much was achieved through prudent management of resources allocated to the Service and strict compliance with procurement laws”

    In his remarks at the event, the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, said deficit financing of the nation’s budgets over the years have remained a challenge in tackling various commitments of government, stressing that five major countries of the world that topped security and military spending have continued to increase their budgets for security and military because of increasing security challenges.

    Malam Idris who was represented by Alhaji Mohammed K Usman said: “It is a known fact that in recent years, our nation is faced with obvious security challenges that, if not because of the tenacity of the Government, the situation would have been so unnerving and overwhelming especially if one weigh in paucity of funds and our other politico-economic challenges.

    “If the situation is juxtaposed against other contending sectors yearning for attention in terms of provision of social services and infrastructure, then the monster in the challenge of security funding cannot be more unveiled. The Nation must therefore deeply think and come up with appropriate funding template that would provide stability towards the delicate balancing of national priorities.

    “Our national Appropriation had been majorly deficit- budgeted for so many years now. This simply means that the revenue projections were lower than the projected expenditure; therefore Government had to depend on borrowings in order to, substantially part-finance the annual Appropriation over the years.“

  • NAF Helicopter lost in combat – Official

    The Nigerian Air Force ( NAF ), says its Helicopter was lost in combat while providing close air support to troops of 145 Battalion at Damasak in Northern Borno.

    Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information announced this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday.

    “The mission was part of the ongoing counter insurgency operations in the North East,’’ he said.

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    He said the incident occurred at about 7:45 p.m on Wednesday.

    “Details of the cause of the crash are still scanty.

    “As soon as the details of the crash are known, they will be made public,’’ he said.

  • NAF,14 varsities partner on research

    The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has restated its commitment to research in collaboration with major universities and research institutes in Nigeria to boost its tactical operations.

    The commitment is in line with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) NAF signed with some 14 universities and five research institutes in the country sometime in 2013 on capacity building.

    A delegation from the force headquarters, Abuja, led by the Chief of Standard and Evaluation, Air Vice Marshall (AVM) John Kwasu Baba visited the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka and Covenant University (CU), Ota.

    At UNILAG, AVM Baba noted that the Air Force would explore general areas and some specifics in research and technology where there have been challenges.

    He said the research collaboration would cover such areas as electronics and artificial intelligence, aircraft and aerospace technology, armament development, aircraft communication, robotics, remote sensing imaging, unmanned vehicles technology, interconnected machinery, material science and cryptography.

    The UNILAG Vice-Chancellor, Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, who received the delegation expressed his pleasure at the force collaborative initiative with the institution.

    While assuring the force of the university full support, Ogundipe noted that institution’s Research and Innovation Office has the capacities, resources and manpower required to commence research work with the force.

    He said the collaboration would serve as a challenge for both the institution’s academic and students to make new discoveries in diverse and key research areas.

    The Vice Chancellor of Covenant University, Prof. Aaron Atayero, while receiving the delegation, commended the force for their zeal and tenacity to take the relationship in research and development to the next level.

    Atayero, who noted the university’s competencies in technology and computer science expressed the readiness to collaborate with the force on research for development in order to mitigate security challenges for the country.

    He noted that the level of representation received from the force shows a high degree of seriousness to improve the capacities and Woperations of the force.

    The force delegation afterwards, toured facilities and ongoing research projects in the faculties of engineering of the universities while they also met with the research teams of the universities respectively to map out the working procedures for the research collaboration.

  • NAF graduates 277 personnel, says no compromise on discipline

    The Chief of Administration, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), AVM Kingsley Lar, on Friday said there would be no compromise on discipline, loyalty and hard work as the service strives to build a highly professional and disciplined force.

    Lar made the remarks during the graduation of 277 officers, airmen and women who undertook courses in various disciplines at the Military Training Center, NAF Base Kaduna.

    “Discipline is the bedrock of any fighting force,” he stressed, adding that such mindset was necessary in fulfilling the Chief of Air Staff vision of reposition the NAF into a highly professional and disciplined force.

    He therefore said that NAF would not accept anything less than the standard already established in terms of loyalty, discipline and performance.

    “NAF expects you to always remain highly proficient to effectively and efficiently discharge your assigned duties, Lar added.
    He also charged all air force personnel to remain apolitical as Nigeria prepares for general election in 2019.

    “As members of the Armed Forces, we are to remain apolitical in all respect while providing security to lives and properties of the citizenry in line with our constitutional mandate.”

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    To the courses participants, the NAF administration chief said, “It is our sincere hope that knowledge, skills and competence you have received here would adequately equip you for the challenges you are sure to face in the course of your careers.

    “I charge you all to be innovate in applying what you have imbibed while on the course.”

    Earlier, the Commandant, Military Training Center, Air Commodore Paul Masiyer, disclosed that the centre run two categories of courses for non-technical ground officers, airmen and airwomen.

    The courses cover administration, special investigation, physical education, counter intelligence, policing, instructors and supervision among others.