FridayHeadlines 7th of February 2020 1. MBuhari: Coronavirus, others threaten Nigeria’s economy - 2. Insurgency: 3 jets inducted, 17 coming from U.S. - 3. INEC fixes Ondo poll for Oct. 10 -
Three new jets – two Augusta 109 power and one M117 – were on Thursday added to the Nigeria Air Force inventory.Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar said on Thursday that 17 platform including 12x Super Tucanos from the United States are being expected.
Air Marshal Abubakar said the terrorists were currently operating in small groups in ungoverned spaces in the Northeast where they take advantage from time to time to attack soft targets. “You will all agree with me that the successes we have achieved so far have restored our pride and honour the world over.
According to him, the intervention of NAF in places like The Gambia, Guinea-Conakry, Mozambique, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Mali, Guinea Bissau and Cameroon is a source of pride to Nigeria.. “This is indeed most commendable as our Air force, alongside other services, continues to play its unique role in the current insurgency operations and other operations, particularly in the Northeast and the Northwest where our officers, airmen and airwomen, soldiers and ratings, are performing gallantly.
Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, said: “Several Boko Haram insurgents were neutralized while others escaped with gunshot wounds.
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