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VIDEO: NAF Jets Destroy Terrorists Command Centre in
Dusula

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In a renewed offensive aimed at further eliminating remnants of
Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province Terrorists
(BHT/ISWAP) in the Northeast of Nigeria, the Air Task Force (ATF)
of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has launched Operation GREEN SWEEP 3 which
targets some identified terrorists’ positions in Borno State. In
furtherance of the operation, the ATF yesterday, 9 August 2019,
successfully destroyed a BHT Command and Control Centre at Dusula
on the fringes of the Sambisa Forest. The operation was executed
after series of Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)
missions led to the identification of the Command Centre with its
solar panels, communications equipment and other facilities.

The 3 Alpha Jets dispatched by the ATF engaged the location in
multiple passes, recording accurate hits on the target area. The
structures housing the Command Centre were completely destroyed by
the strikes while several of the terrorists were neutralized. The
few surviving terrorists, who were seen attempting to flee the
area, were taken out by follow on attacks.

The NAF, operating in concert with surface forces, will sustain
its operations against the terrorists in the Northeast.

IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force

NAF IMMORTALIZES LATE FLYING OFFICER ABDULRAHMAN BAYERO, TRAINS
4,500 REGIMENT PERSONNEL IN 4 YEARS

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has immortalized late Flying
Officer Abdulrahman Bayero, a Regiment Officer, who died in a
firefight with armed bandits at Kawan Pole Waya near Birnin Gwari
in Kaduna State on 22 July 2019, by naming 2 newly constructed
blocks of 10 x Single-Bedroom Officers’ Transit Quarters at the
Regiment Training Centre (RTC) in Kaduna in his honour. The new
residential accommodation were commissioned today, 10 August 2019,
by the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar,
who said the NAF has trained over 4,500 Regiment/Special Forces
Personnel from 2015 till date.

Speaking through the Chief of Policy and Plans, Headquarters
NAF, Air Vice Marshal Napoleon Bali, the CAS stated that the
rationale behind the rapid capacity building of the NAF Regiment
Specialty was premised on the need to reposition the Service to
meet the emerging security challenges which had, over time, evolved
to mostly threats posed by non-state actors employing
unconventional tactics to target NAF aircraft and other assets. To
this end, he said, efforts were intensified to increase the
strength, equipment and weapon holding of the NAF Regiment whilst
also upgrading the erstwhile Regiment Training School to a Centre
for more effective discharge of its training functions.

Air Marshal Abubakar noted that the enhanced capacity of the NAF
Regiment has enabled the Service to continue to contribute to
Government’s efforts at ensuring the protection of Nigerians from
armed bandits, militants and insurgents. He noted, however, that,
in spite of the various successes so far recorded in the various
internal security operations, some personnel had paid the supreme
price in the line of duty. Accordingly, he highlighted that, while
the ceremony marked the provision of additional accommodation to
staff of RTC for enhanced performance, it was also a solemn
occasion honouring the ultimate sacrifice made by Flying Officer
Bayero. While praying for the repose of his soul, the CAS urged
personnel to emulate the values of selflessness, bravery and
dedication displayed by the late officer, noting that the buildings
would continue to serve as a memorial to his sacrifice.

Speaking further, the CAS noted that the efforts towards
improving personnel welfare as well as ensuring a well motivated
and professional force could not have been possible without the
immense support of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of
Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari. He therefore registered his
profound gratitude on behalf of officers, airmen, airwomen,
civilian staff and entire Air Force Family, pledging continued and
unalloyed loyalty. “As a Service, we will strive to continuously
meet and even exceed expectations of the Nation at this time of
heightened insecurity by protecting the citizenry and our critical
assets as well as bringing succour to those in despair, as we
discharge our constitutional responsibilities to the Nation”, the
CAS said.

Earlier in his welcome address, the Air Officer Commanding
Ground Training Command (AOC GTC), Air Vice Marshal ldi Amin,
recalled that since assumption of office, the CAS had deliberately
focused on capacity building and personnel welfare as key drivers
of his Vision for the NAF. He disclosed that the upgrade of the
Regiment Training School to Centre status, being one of these areas
of focus, had translated to an increase in students’ intake thereby
resulting in the training of over 4,500 personnel in various
courses from 2015 till date. AVM Amin remarked that some of the
ongoing projects in the Centre, which include 3 blocks of 10 x
one-bedroom transit accommodation for airmen/airwomen instructors,
an Olympic sized swimming pool, gymnasium, dining hall, 3 classroom
blocks, a 300-seat hall, construction of airborne training
apparatus as well as upgrade of the Commando Village, would not
only ameliorate accommodation challenges but also improve on the
Centre’s training capacity.

Members of late Flying Officer Bayero’s family, including his
wife, Mrs Zainab Bayero, as well as his parents, Mallam and Mrs
Hassan Bayero, and siblings attended the ceremony. Also present at
the event were the Chief of Training and Operations, along with
other Branch Chiefs and Directors from Headquarters NAF, the AOC
Air Training Command (ATC) and Principal Staff Officers ATC and GTC
as well as Commandants and Commanders of co-located NAF Units in
Kaduna, amongst others.

IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations and Information
Nigerian Air Force