The
Nigerian Air Force declared on Tuesday that it had joined the ongoing Operation
Python Dance in the South-East and had deployed its fighter jet in the
region.
The NAF
said its deployment of “air assets” to the operation was based on a request by
the army and in line with its constitutional mandate to ensure national peace
and security.
The NAF
Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Olatokunbo
Adesanya, said the Alpha Jet was deployed and would operate from the air force
115 Special Operations Group, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
He said,
“In line with its commitment to national peace and security, the air force has
deployed some of its air assets, including the Alpha Jet aircraft, to its 115
Special Operations Group in Port Harcourt, to support the ongoing Nigerian
Army’s Exercise Egwu Eke II.
“The
essence of the deployment is to provide the necessary air cover for the ground
troops to enhance overall operational cohesion and efficiency. The wide expanse
of the exercise area and the request by the Nigerian Army for close air support
made the involvement of the NAF inevitable.
“The
deployment of the air assets in support of the Nigerian Army is thus in
fulfilment of one of the constitutional mandates of the NAF.”
- Punch
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