The Nigerian Air Force is set to deploy Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to cover the North West and North East regions of the country.
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, who made the disclosure during the luncheon organised by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to celebrate the Eid-El-Kabir with frontline troops in Katsina, said the UAVs will be stationed in Katsina and Gusau.
Sadique in his address warned the bandits to lay down their arms and surrender to appropriate authorities or face the stern consequences.
Sadique emphasized that “no forest would serve as safe havens for them, as the NAF would smoke them out to ensure innocent lives and properties are protected”.
The CAS also tasked NAF personnel of the Air Component of Operation HADARIN DAJI to sustain the onslaught “until acts of banditry, kidnapping and other forms of criminality are brought to an end”, charging them to maintain control of the operational space and exploit every intelligence resource
