ABIA STATE GOVERNOR, HAS APPROVED 100 HECTARES OF LAND WITHIN THE ABIA AIRPORT PROJECT SITE FOR THE NIGERIAN AIR FORCE TO BUILD ITS TRAINING BASE IN ABIA STATE.(PHOTO).

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 Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, OFR, has approved 100 hectares of land within the Abia Airport Project Site for the Nigerian Air Force to build its training base in Abia State. The Nigeria Air Force had requested an expansion of the 50 hectares of land already earmarked for its training base at the Abia Airport Project Site.  Governor Otti gave the approval on Tuesday, March 10th, in his office while receiving a delegation of the Nigeria Air Force (NAF), Ground Training Command led by the Commander, Air Vice Marshal Adebayo Gabriel Kehinde, who called on him. "The partnership is such that Abia State Government is handling the runway, and the Federal Government is handling the Airport Terminal.  "We expect the runway to be ready very soon. And the Airport Terminal can come in as time goes on.  "I want to thank the Nigerian Air Force, for the approval to set up a base in Abia, and of course, to further set up a training ground at the Abia Airport Project Site, whic...

SOMALI FORCES KILL THREE KEY AL SHABAB TERRORISTS. (PHOTO).


 Somali forces kill three key Al Shabab terrorists


The Somali National Armed Forces have conducted a series of operations across parts of the Bakool and Bay regions, killing several senior members of the Al Shabab terrorist group, the Defence Ministry announced in a statement on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reported.


The ministry said that Somali forces killed Mohamed Abdi Mohamed Nur, also known as Goofoow, a senior terrorist group member who was responsible for several attacks on civilians in the region.


He was killed in a precision operation in Abal village, a strategic village located 21 kilometres south of Hudur, the provincial capital of the southwestern Bakool region, it added.


“During the operation, the forces also seized weapons and documents detailing plots intended to disrupt security and stability in the area,” the statement said.


Two other key Al Shabab members killed


In a separate military operation, two key Al Shabab operatives, Yahye, also known as Abu Khalid, a key organiser of terrorist attacks, and Sharif Amir, were killed, it also said.


According to the statement, Amir was injured and later died as a result of the severe injuries sustained during the engagement.

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