NAF RECEIVES FIVE NEW HELICOPTERS AS FG ACCELERATES AIRPOWER MODERNISATION. (PHOTO).
NAF RECEIVES FIVE NEW HELICOPTERS AS FG ACCELERATES AIRPOWER MODERNISATION The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has taken delivery of five new helicopters as the Federal Government accelerates efforts to modernize Nigeria’s airpower capabilities and strengthen the Armed Forces’ capacity to respond effectively to contemporary security challenges. A statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame indicates that the platforms comprise three AW-109 Trekker B helicopters and two H-125 helicopters. The three AW-109s, which form part of 10 recently acquired by the Federal Government, were received in Lagos on 15 September 2026, with the remaining seven expected to be delivered before the end of 2026. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, described the acquisition as another significant milestone in the Federal Government’s sustained investment in the modernization and re-equipment of the NAF noting that the new pl...
The EFCC,ON wednesday,27 July,2016 arraigned five suspected oil thieves; Sokari Iminabo,Segun Olagunju,Uche Emmanuel,Obinna Ezinne and Tiny Patience before Justice I.J Watilla of the Federal High court,sitting in Port Harcourt,Rivers State on a two count charge bordering on illegal dealing in petroleum products.The suspects were arrested on 26 April,2016 at Anyako waterside in Sama Community,Asari Toru Local Government,Rivers State by troops of the 130 Battalion of the Nigerian Army.At the point of arrest,the suspects were in possession of a locally constructed metal tank,housed in a Man Diesel truck with registration number SOKOTO XA 614 BDN to convey illegally refined Automative Gasooline Oil {AGO} concealed in poultry feeds.
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