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General News of Sunday, 19 April 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Battle choppers deployed to Abuja, Plateau, Nassarawa - NAF

Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has ordered the deployment of battle helicopters to Abuja, Plateau and Nassarawa States.

While Plateau will get the Mi-35P helicopter gunship (NAF 530), following its reactivation, another Mi-35P (NAF 531) has also been deployed to Abuja.

In a statement read by Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information on Saturday in Abuja, Abubakar's directive followed the re-induction of the Mi-35P Helicopter Gunship (NAF 530) into service in Port Harcourt on Friday.

The statement read: ”Following the re-induction of Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Mi-35P Helicopter Gunship (NAF 530) into service in Port Harcourt on April 17, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has ordered its immediate deployment to Jos, Plateau to support Internal Security Operations under the auspices of Operation SAFE HAVEN.

“Another Mi-35P (NAF 531) has also been redeployed to Abuja to support Internal Security Operations in Nasarawa State.

”The two aircraft and their crews have already commenced operations at their new locations.”

He added that the deployment of the helicopters was to hasten the restoration of peace and security to the affected areas.

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