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...
Today monday at about 6.15am,3 female Boko Haram terrorists suicide bombers attempted to attack innocent Internally Displaced Persons {IDPs}fetching water at a borehole located about 3 kilometres,outskirts of Monguno town along Marte road.Our vigilant troops detected and gunned them down,killing both instantly.Unfortunately,the explosive they were strapped with exploded and injured 2 civilians nearby.The injured persons have been evacuated and are receiving medical attention at the 8 Task Force Division's medical facility.However,the third suicide bomber that followed a different route,detonated some distance before troops deployment along the same road at about 7:10am.Troops have cordoned off the general area and imposed restriction of movement into Monguno while they the general area and make it safe.-Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman,Acting Director,Army Public Relations.More photos below. 
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