As part of efforts to
ensure lasting peace in Southern Kaduna, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has
deployed an armed helicopter with force protection elements and other logistics
support to Kafanchan. The deployment, which is at the instance of the Chief of
the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, would complement the efforts of
the surface forces already on ground to keep peace in the area. The personnel
and other
supporting staff will operate from a newly established NAF Forward Operating
Base (FOB) in Kafanchan and will be reinforced with the NAF Special Forces to
protect lives and property towards stopping the incessant clashes in the area.
The NAF also recently deployed
air assets and personnel to Takum, Taraba State to maintain peace and provide
air cover for the ground troops in the area. It is equally worthy of note that
the NAF has made appreciable contributions in different theatres of operations
across the country and has also extended its reach. The latest expansion was
the commissioning of 213 FOB in Katsina and the Quick Response Wing (QRW) in
Daura as part of its continued efforts to extend the reach of the NAF to the
Northwest Geopolitical Zone thus reducing the NAF’s response time to crisis
situations in the Zone. It will be recalled that lately, Kajuru Local
Government in Southern Kaduna erupted in violence due to communal clashes in
which lives and properties were lost.
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