JUST IN: Nigerian Air Force Joins Operation Python Dance, Deploys Troops

Nigerian Air Force Joins Operation Python Dance,
--- Deploys Troops To South-East
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), on Tuesday, 20th September 2017 said it had deployed some of its air assets, including the Alpha Jet aircraft, to its 115 Special Operations Group in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to support the ongoing Nigerian Army’s Exercise Python Dance II otherwise known as 'Egwu Eke II'.

              

  

The NAF, in a statement issued by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya, on Tuesday, said the essence of the deployment was to provide the necessary air cover to the ground troops, to enhance overall operational cohesion and efficiency and in line with its commitment to national peace and security.


   Commodore Adesanya

He disclosed, “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. Exercise Egwu Eke II is aimed at combating security challenges in the South-Eastern part of the country.
   
                

Commodore Adesanya further stated that, "The deployment of the air assets in support of the Nigerian Army is thus in fulfillment of one of the constitutional mandates of the NAF”.

It would be recalled that the operation began officially on Friday, 15th September, 2017, and was planned to cover the entire South-East region of the country.


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