The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said that it had sufficient aircraft to fight insurgency in the country. The Force had also sought to boost the fight against terrorism in the country by resuscitating its C-130 aircraft.
Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosun re-commissioned the aircraft after an eight-week C-check inspection work by NAF personnel under the leadership of the Chief of Aircraft Engineering, Air Vice Marshal Ibrahim Umar, in conjunction with a foreign partner, Sabena Technics of Italy.
“The aircraft is force multiplier. By this I mean it is s a logistic based aircraft. It’s going to help in hauling men and materials in times of war. Presently we have three different points from where we launch to the theater of war and this airplane keeps going all over the country to pick men and materials to these places. We have sufficient aircrafts for now to prosecute whatever we have at hand,” said Amosun, who was represented by the Air Officer Commanding Logistics Command, Air Vice Marshal Olutayo Oguntoyibo.
“As you can see, this is in addition to our preparation towards the build up for 2015. As politicians are doing their own business, we in the Airforce are also preparing. We are very ready and are poised to assist in which ever way the governments ask us to come up, in terms of moving materials and personnel about. We will work hand-in-hand with INEC depending on their requirement just to make sure that electioneering materials are where they are supposed to be and for quick delivery and timely execution of programmes,” he said.
LIES! LIES! LIE LIE LIE! NOW NIGERIA GOVERNMENT STYLE.
The way and manner those at the helm of power think is very ridiculous. I wonder if they think everybody is a fool like them. Their case is like a fool taking himself to be wise.
How can the air force boast of having enough aircraft to handle insurgents, yet Boko Haram are having free days? The insurgents of election is the main concern of government here. People are dying everyday from the hand of Boko Haram, we lost part of our territory to them, yet the aircrafts are idle doing nothing but ready for imaginary election insurgents.
Is BH not significant insurgent, enough to tackle? The havoc BH is causing is enough for a reasonable government to take as topmost priority. This administration is making us believe that lives of Nigerians are not as important as winning election at all cost. The Sombies too are preparing to flex muscles with unarmed civilians at election period, mainwhile running away from BH.
This is a government that has no value for life but corruption. The armed forces should by now start to think straight and professionally, rather than allowing themselves to be used for political ulterior motives.
You are very much right mr peter they are fulling themself they are shot of memorry
Honestly,I agree with Mr Peter. One should have expected the air force to start bombarding the insurgents day and night and beat them to the wall within a week, then we will appreciate them rather than telling us that they have equipment to fight and we have not seen the expected result. May God give us victory in Jesus name.