Air Force retools for Boko Haram onslaught

THE Nigerian Air Force on Sunday in Lagos said it had incorporated some new systems and ammunition aimed at the continuous fight against insurgency in the country.

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosun, made the disclosure while speaking with journalists at the National Air Defence Corps in Ikeja.

Amosun said that the new systems and ammunition were currrently being tested in Lagos to bring additional capabilities to the ongoing fight against insurgency in the north-east.

“We are incorporating some new systems and some new ammunition to the platforms we have.

“We also need to intensify the day and night operations and we are here essentially to flag off the operations,” he said.

Amosun urged the citizens not to panic as occasionally there might be gun fires and ammunition being delivered, adding that the Air Force had been on air, notifying the public accordingly.

“’We have been notifying the public that there is an ongoing operation to recalibrate our weapon system and to fine tune our tactics,” he said.

Amosun also said that the operation was an opportunity to take a look at the maritime environment, adding that challenges were not only in the north-east but also in the maritime environment.

“We have some new ammunitions to test and the range here in Owode, Lagos, is the most ideal for this operations, so, we have to make use of the facility.

“’Everything that the nation has in terms of land space, equipment and capabilities, must be brought to fight insurgency, terrorism and to take care of emergening threat all over the country,” he said.