WED JUNE 19 2024-theGBJournal| The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar said today that the upsurge in coup d’etat in the West African sub-region as well as the withdrawal of some nations from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) which have negative impacts on the collective regional security architecture, have had their attendant impacts on Nigeria’s national security.
The CAS shared his view during his meeting with Branch Chiefs, Air Officers Commanding, Directors, Commandants and Commanders at Headquarters NAF, Abuja.
Similarly of concern, he said, was the withdrawals of UN troops from MINUSMA, 2000 Chadian troops from Mali as well as Niger Republic troops from the Multi-National Joint Task Force which have the tendency to aggravate the security challenges in the Sahel Region, causing the influx of more weapons and terrorists into Nigeria.
These security situations, he went on, have necessitated the need for the NAF and other security agencies to be proactive and intensify efforts at meeting the Federal Government and Nigerian citizens’ expectations for an expeditious actualization of a peaceful, safe and secure nation for prosperity to thrive.
He noted that despite these threats, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has, in the last 12 months, re-strategized and adopted new air power measures to enhance the gains against identified threats.
Abubakar, also has highlighted the significant achievements of NAF over the past year while reaffirming his commitment to intensify efforts against terrorism, insurgency, and other security threat.
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