Air Marshal Abubakar NAF Boss
Air Marshal Abubakar NAF Boss
NAF Arrests Airmen over Sokoto Fracas
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has arrested its airmen allegedly
involved in a fracas that resulted to the death of two persons at
Mabera area in Sokoto State.
PRNigeria[1] gathered that the
service was disturbed by the alleged killing of the civilians on
October 20, 2019 in a report by an online newspaper Daily
Nigerian.
The arrest of the NAF personnel was confirmed in a tweet by the
spokesperson of the Nigerian Airforce, Air Commodore Ibikunle
Daramola which reads: “Following the HQ NAF directives, the airmen
involved in the fracas have been placed on close arrest pending the
outcome of the investigation.”
The NAF reiterated its zero tolerance for violence against
civilians, hence it would not condone acts of ‘brutality,
harassment and inhumanity’ meted out to ordinary and harmless
persons by its officers and men.
In a recent statement Daramola said: ““It is pertinent to
reiterate that the NAF is a highly disciplined and professional
force that does not tolerate or condone acts of indiscipline or
violations of human rights of citizens. Therefore, every NAF
personnel found guilty of misdemeanor, in the past, had always been
dealt with in accordance extant laws and the general public duly
informed.”
NAF is currently investigating the matter with a view to
ascertaining the facts as well as establishing the degree of
involvement of its personnel.