Nigerian Airforce Vows to Provide Effective Aerial Surveillance to Combat Insecurity

Hammed Shittu in Ilorin

The Nigerian Airforce (NAF) has reiterated its commitment to ensure effective aerial surveillance that will guarantee the security of lives and property of the people of the country.

Already, the NAF has taken delivery of four aircraft for such exercise while two additional DA-62 surveillance aircraft were received last two weeks, and another two T-129 ATAK helicopters were delivered to combat any security threat in the country.

The Commander of 303 Medium Airlift Group of the Nigerian Airforce, Ilorin, Kwara State, Group Captain Dan Apyeyak, who disclosed this in Ilorin at the weekend during the annual Airforce 10-kilometre jogging in Ilorin, assured the residents of the state and other parts of the country that the men of the  Medium Airlift Group would protect them against any unforeseen attacks.

The jogging exercise took off at the headquarters of the 303 Medium Airlift Group of the Nigerian Airforce on Ajase Ipo Road in Ilorin, where officers, airmen, and women, as well as their dependants, participated in the 10-kilometre jogging.