NAF to boost fighting power with new attack helicopters

• Wanted kidnap kingpin, five others arrested in Abuja
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is set to induct into its inventory two newly acquired T-129 ATAK helicopters and King Air 360i aircraft today.

The event, which will be held at the NAF Base, Makurdi, Benue State, has the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, as the special guest of honour, who will be represented by the Vice President, Kashim Shettima.

A statement by the NAF Director of Public Relations, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, said the event marks a major boost to the nation’s defence.

He said the new platforms would enhance NAF’s firepower as it jointly confronts the various security challenges in the country, alongside sister services and other security agencies.

MEANWHILE, the police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have arrested suspected kidnappers, one Buhari Muhammad and five other members of the syndicate in Abuja.

A statement issued, yesterday, by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, said the suspects were arrested in a hotel at Bassa village in the nation’s capital.

According to the statement, the five other suspects include a wanted kidnapping kingpin, Muhammad Sabiu, Isah Abdullahi, Hamzat Musa, Fatima Abdullahi and Zuliat Yusuf.

She said the notorious kidnapping syndicate was responsible for the abduction of Joshua Eze, the husband of Blessing Eze, who suffered a bullet injury in the process of her husband’s abduction.