By Habibu Harisu
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has deployed fighter jets, helicopters and surveillance aircraft to flush out bandits in Sokoto State and environs.
Air Vice Marshal Isiaka Amao, the Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Tactical Air Command (TAC), told newsmen on Saturday when the Special Force at arrived at the Sultan Abubakar III International Airport, Sokoto.
Amao said the deployment to Sokoto was to fulfil Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar’s promise during his last visit to Sokoto.
He said the Chief of Air Staff deployed the force following latest invasion of parts of Sokoto state by marauding bandits.
The officer noted that some bandits moved from some places in neighbouring Zamfara to Sokoto which they considered as safe haven.
The bandits, he said, continued extending their nefarious acts to some of the villages in Sokoto state.
He charged the officers and men to be serious with the mission, and…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
