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FG procures 30 aircrafts, 6 helicopter gun-shoots to fight insurgency - Nigerian Air Force

- In its fight against Boko Haram terrorism, the federal government has provided 30 aircrafts and six helicopter gun-shoots for the Nigerian Air Force

- The development was revealed by the chief of air staff, Sadique Abubakar on Saturday, December 8, in Kano

- Abubakar said that the force will do everything within its power to fight and overcome insurgency in the country

The chief of air staff, Sadique Abubakar on Saturday, December 8, said that the federal government has procured 18 more aircraft, in addition to the expected 12 brand new aircrafts and six helicopter gun-shoots to intensify war against insurgency in the country.

Abubakar said this in Kano at the commissioning of a multi-billion Naira modular theatre in the 465 Nigeria Air Force hospital, The Nation reports.

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The United States of America and Italy has been supporting Nigeria with the supply of platforms to fight Boko Haram and other insurgency in Nigeria.

The air marshal said: “The President Buhari administration has done much in re-positioning the Nigeria Air Force. In the last three and half years, the Federal Government has procured and released 18 brand new aircrafts to the Nigeria Air Force.

“We are also hoping to get 12 brand new aircrafts from the United States of America. In addition, we are also hoping to get six brand new helicopter gun-shoots from Italy.

"So, I think from what we have seen in terms of support, every officer, air-man and air-woman in the Nigeria Air Force has every reason to put in his or her best in order to ensure that Nigeria is secured.

“I assure Nigerians that the Air Force will continue to work. I am in Kano for two reasons, not only to commission this theatre, but in compliance with the directive that we should relocate to North-West and to the North-East of the country in order to supervise or see what is going on in terms of dealing with some of the security threats facing Nigeria.

"This hospital is for the benefit of the officers and the benefit of their family members. I also want to urge the Commander of the hospital to make this facility available to the civilian population around here.

“Furthermore, in line with the Nigeria Air Force tradition of giving back to her host community as earlier indicated, I want to direct that the Commander should open the facility to all civilians. This gesture will, no doubt, go a long way in improving the quality of healthcare delivery in these communities.

“I also want to reaffirm our commitment to periodically reach out to the surrounding rural communities, to provide them with the much needed preventive healthcare services, including health education and ensure their wellbeing.

“On behalf of the officers, airmen and airwomen of the Nigerian Air Force, I wish to express our gratitude to the Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), for his continued support for the Service.

“On our part, the Nigeria Air Force shall continue to strive for excellence in everything we do, and operating within the constitutional provisions, in collaboration with other sister Services to provide the necessary security for Nigeria and Nigerians.

“I was conducted round our hanger where we saw some technicians that are working to bring back three of our aircrafts that are being reactivated. And the second part of it is commissioning of the Modular Theatre.

“Our desire is to have a professional Air Force, an Air Force that has the right structure, and an Air Force that has equipment such as the platforms that have been acquired for us; and then, an Air Force that takes care of the welfare of the personnel and that is where this Modula Theatre comes in.

“Professionalism is about getting all these things sorted out and I am very happy that we have tried in the last two and half years to ensure that we address all the fundamental issues that are likely to make the Air Force a professional service so that Nigeria will be secured and Nigerians will also be secured.”

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Concerning the welcome development, the Nigerian Air Force chief of medical services, M.E. Sha’aibu said that with the commissioning of the new theatre, “injured personnel from the theatre of operation in the North-East can be evacuated to this hospital, stabilized and treated.

Sha’aibu also said that the new theater with state-of-the-art equipment comprises of a reception, lecture hall, common and recovery rooms, offices, two operating suites.

He stated: “It is equipped with modern anaesthetic machines, operating tables, theatre lamps, C-arm machines and operating microscopes. The Chief of Air Staff has also provided funds for the maintenance of the equipment in the radio diagnostic department of the hospital in addition to employing seasonal consultants.”

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Boko Haram insurgents had once again launched an attack on Rann, a town in Kala Balge local government area in Borno state.

It was also reported that the terrorists destroyed a UNICEF clinic, the only healthcare centre in the place.

However, the Nigerian army repelled the insurgents after a fierce gun battle. Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported the federal government on Thursday, December 6, appealed to Saudi Arabia to assist in promoting true teachings of Islam to fast-track de-radicalization and curtail spread of Boko Haram ideology in the northeast.

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