Apparently angered by the activities of
criminals, who are currently bombing strategic national oil facilities, the
federal government plans to deploy its fighter jets and troops to flush out the
militants elements.
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Mshl Sadique Abubakar inspecting the newly weaponized NAF alpha jet after test |
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This came on a day three Niger Delta
militant groups, in solidarity with the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, declared
their support for the move by monarchs and leaders in the region to form a
pan-Niger Delta group, comprising all the ethnic nationalities in the coastal
states.
This is to enable the region
negotiate with the Federal Government on way out of the current crisis.
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal
Sadiq Abubakar, confirmed at a media briefing in Abuja, yesterday, that the
jets might move in soon but did not give a specific date and the number of
troops to be mobilized for the crucial assignment.
“Our mandate is to protect the sovereignty of
Nigeria. What we are doing is to protect oil infrastructure and the community.
“We are not going into the Niger Delta to fight militants or anybody, but to
protect oil facilities and the people as guaranteed by the constitution of
Nigeria,” the NAF boss declared.
Abubakar also spoke on effort by the
Federal Government to rescue the Chibok girls, saying the government was more
concerned than anybody else about locating and freeing the abducted students.
He said it was all in a bid to salvage the
girls and other Nigerians seized by the Boko Haram terrorists that the NAF has
continued daily missions over the 60,000-square metre Sambisa forest.
* Story from Vanguard
Air Force to deploy
fighter jets to N-Delta – NAF Chief
On August 22, 201612:12 amIn Headlines, NewsComments
ABUJA — Apparently angered by the activities of criminals, who are
currently bombing strategic national oil facilities, the federal
government may deploy its fighter jets and troops to flush out the
malevolent elements.
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Mshl Sadique Abubakar inspecting the
newly weaponized NAF alpha jet after test. The Chief of the Air Staff,
Air Mshl Sadique Abubakar inspecting the newly weaponized NAF alpha jet
after test.
This came on a day three Niger Delta militant groups, in solidarity with
the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, declared their support for the move by
monarchs and leaders in the region to form a pan-Niger Delta group,
comprising all the ethnic nationalities in the coastal states. This is
to enable the region negotiate with the Federal Government on way out of
the current crisis.
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, confirmed at a media
briefing in Abuja, yesterday, that the jets might move in soon but did
not give a specific date and the number of troops to be mobilized for
the crucial assignment.
There were conflicting declarations by the Niger Delta Avengers, who
have been bombing oil assets in the area and several militant groups
over further destruction of oil facilities.
While the NDA said it would stop further bombings, two other militant
groups vowed to destroy more oil platforms in the region until the
federal government met their demands.
But at the media briefing, the CAS explained that the mission of the NAF
was to preserve Nigeria’s sovereignty and protect lives and property in
the Niger Delta.
Abubakar said: “Our mandate is to protect the sovereignty of Nigeria.
What we are doing is to protect oil infrastructure and the community.
“We are not going into the Niger Delta to fight militants or anybody,
but to protect oil facilities and the people as guaranteed by the
constitution of Nigeria,” the NAF boss declared.
Abubakar also spoke on effort by the Federal Government to rescue the
Chibok girls, saying the government was more concerned than anybody else
about locating and freeing the abducted students.
He said it was all in a bid to salvage the girls and other Nigerians
seized by the Boko Haram terrorists that the NAF has continued daily
missions over the 60,000-square metre Sambisa forest. According to him,
NAF is dedicated to identifying the possible locations of the missing
girls and rescuing them.
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