Nigerian Air Force redeploys 17 senior officers

Nigerian Air Force

A statement issued by NAF’s spokesman, Air Vice Marshal Olatokunbo Adesanya, in Abuja yesterday said the senior personnel redeployed include three air officers commanding.

“The newly appointed air officers commanding are Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Oladayo Amao, who is now the AOC Tactical Air Command, Makurdi; AVM Mohammed Idris, who has been moved to Air Training Command, Kaduna as the AOC; and AVM Remigus Ekeh, who is now the AOC Logistics Command, Lagos.

“In the same vein, AVM Ibrahim Yahaya, the erstwhile AOC Logistics Command, has been appointed as the chief of administration, headquarters of NAF (HQ NAF) while AVM Christopher Okoye, who was the AOC Air Training Command, has been redeployed to the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) as director of evaluation,” the statement read in part.

Also redeployed are AVM Olusoji Awomodu as Director of Operations at DHQ; AVM Okechukwu Ntukogu as Senior Air Staff Officer, Headquarters Mobility Command, Yenagoa; AVM Napoleon Bali as Director of Operations at HQ NAF; AVM Mahmoud Ahmed as Director of Legal Services at HQ NAF; AVM Dahiru Sanda as Director of Space Utility at DHQ; and AVM Charles Ohwo as Director of Evaluation at HQ NAF.

According to Adesanya, “Air Commodore Ado Inuwa has been appointed as the Deputy Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna; Air Commodore Aliyu Bello who was the former commander, 401 Flying Training School, Kaduna, is now the Director of Training at HQ NAF while Group Captain Ahmed Dari has been appointed as the commander, 401 Flying Training School, Kaduna.”

The NAF spokesman said the postings took effect from January 29, 2018.