The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has deployed some of its air assets and personnel to support Operation ‘Safe Haven’ in Jos the Plateau State capital.
This is in a bid to maintain peace, curtail senseless killings, spread of violence and also ensure the prevention of reprisal attacks .
Director of Public Relations and Information (DOPRI) Air commodore, Olatokunbo Adesanya in a press statement said, “the deployment was ordered by the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, in compliance with the directive of the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Muhammadu Buhari, to ensure that an end is put to the current spate of violence and killings in the state.
“The deployed NAF assets include the L-39ZA aircraft and the EC-135 helicopter, which are to provide necessary air cover to the surface forces participating in the Operation in the State,” he said.
DOPRI recalled that, “the NAF has always acted in aid of civil authority, whenever called upon to do so, in line with its statutory role.
“The NAF, apart from its presence in the North East to fight Boko Haram insurgents, has also deployed its air assets and personnel in recent times to Kafachan in Southern Kaduna and Takum in Taraba State to stop incessant communal clashes,” he said.
Adesanya said the NAF remains focused on its primary responsibility of ensuring the security of the citizenry while continuing to count on their support and understanding.
