WHY NAF DEPLOYED JET IN GOMBE DURING PROTEST – CAS
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has said the service deployed aircraft in Gombe State after the #EndBadgovernance protest was hijacked by unscrupulous elements, saying the situation called for extra security measures.
While explaining that the aircraft was deployed for reconnaissance missions, Abubakar added that the service’s regiment forces joined sister security services in quelling the unrest.
A statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, on Saturday, said Abubakar disclosed this in Gombe while interfacing with the State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya.
Gabkwet said, “Speaking on the wanton destruction of lives and property during the recent protest in the state, Air Marshal Abubakar stated that realising that the protest was hijacked by unscrupulous elements, the need for extra security measures became necessary.”
In response, Yahaya commended the NAF 109 Combat Reconnaissance Group for quelling looting and theft during the protest.
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