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Scores Killed As NAF Fighter Jet Bombard Terrorists In Katsina

NAF Fighter Jet ‘Mistakenly’ Bombard Terrorists In Katsina

July 7, 2022 3:39 am

An Air Force fighter jet targeting terrorists in a terrorist base near Zakka and Umadan Villages in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State has accidentally bombed villagers, Africa Daily News, New York has learnt.

According to reports, the incident happened where the Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP, Aminu Umar, was earlier murdered by bandits, on Tuesday.

According to credible reports, the jet had hit the wrong targets in the operation launched against camps of bandits in the area, leading to the death of an unspecified number of villagers.

Recall that Kastina has been one of the States in the

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We Are Fully Ready To Protect Nigeria’s Sovereignty – NAF

May 15, 2021 2:09 am

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has disclosed that it has acquired enough armament in the last 57 years to stave off any external aggression against Nigeria’s sovereignty in its efforts to maintain the nation’s territorial integrity.

Briefing journalists as part of activities to mark NAF 57 anniversary, Air Vice Marshal Hassan Abubakar, prided that in the last five years, the Nigerian Air Force has inducted 25 aircrafts to boost its air capabilities.

Another platform, JF-17! Thunder aircraft will also be inducted to expand NAF’s airpower in commemoration of the anniversary.

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NAF Graduates Another Set Of Student Pilots

September 11, 2020 7:48 am

In its resolve to ensure availability of well trained pilots to prosecute the ongoing war against insurgency, banditry and other forms of criminality in the Country, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) today, 10 September 2020, graduated additional 29 student pilots who have completed their ab-initio flying training at the 401 Flying Training School (401 FTS), Kaduna.

The graduating students, who are members of 66 Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), comprising 27 male and 2 female officers, commenced training as flight cadets of NDA on 7 January 2019 as members of Student Pilots Course 46 (SP 46). With …

Southern Kaduna Crisis: NAF Deploys 32 Special Forces

August 16, 2020 3:11 pm

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday deployed an additional 32 special forces to support Operation Safe Haven being executed by the military to restore normalcy in southern Kaduna.

The Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Air Training Command Kaduna, AVM Musa Mukhtar told newsmen in Kaduna that the deployment was in response to the directive of the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, for NAF to support the ongoing operation.

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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the troops deployed two officers, 28 soldiers and …

NAF Graduates Another Set Of Six Instructor Pilots

July 18, 2020 9:11 am

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Friday, 17 July 2020, graduated another set of Instructor Pilots (IPs) at the 401 Flying Training School (401 FTS) Kaduna.

The IP Course 12/2020 Course had 6 participants, comprising one Wing Commander, 2 Flight Lieutenants and 3 Flying Officers drawn from different platforms and units in the NAF, who completed the intensive 4-month training.

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Speaking at the ceremony, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, represented by the Commandant Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Abdulganiu Olabisi, …