The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has reportedly deployed 5 additional helicopters, to boost its fight against banditry in Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto, and Kaduna States, Page 36 learnt.
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar, disclosed this on Tuesday, when he supervised an area demarcated for the construction of taxiway, apron, hangar and aircraft shelters in Bakuru village, in the newly proposed NAF Central Flying School, Katsina State.
Abubakar also noted that the jets were deployed at the Umaru Musa ‘Yar’Adua Airport, Katsina State.
The air assets included among other things, Augusta 109 powered helicopter NAF, Surveillance aircraft, gunship helicopter, fighter and Alpha jets.
This brings the total number of the air assets to 10, currently operating in the ongoing operation, code-named Operation Wutan Daji, a subsidiary of Operation Hadarin Daji.
While stating that the Force is determined to make it extremely difficult for the bandits to operate in the North-Western region of the country, Abubakar expressed satisfaction with the successes recorded so far in the fight against banditry.
According to him, in the last 3 days, close to 100 hours, so many locations of the bandits have been identified, with 10 of their camps cleared.
His words: “We have 10 aircraft that are operating so far, we have bought a substantial quantity of aviation fuel amounting to over 200,000 litres, along with quite a number of personnel to ensure that communities are secured.
“We are working very closely with the Nigerian Army, we are also conducting air interdiction operation code-named operation Wutan Daji, which is an air interdiction operation that takes the fight into the forest, where most of the bandits are.
“I want to appreciate the Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, for giving us the land to construct taxiway, apron, hangar, and aircraft shelters, in the newly proposed NAF Central Flying School, Katsina.
“We also appreciate their Royal Highnesses, the Emirs of Katsina and Daura, and citizens, for giving us the intelligence, without which we cannot fight the bandits.
“We are very happy with the level of support and cooperation we get from the citizens of the North-West.”

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