President Bola Tinubu go commission five new helicopters into di Nigerian Air Force fleet on Thursday, as di service continue to pack more muscle to face security threats across di country.
Di aircraft na two Airbus H-125 helicopters and three AW-109 Trekker B helicopters wey Leonardo Helicopters of Italy build. Di Nigerian Air Force announce di ceremony for flyer wey di service share on im X account.
Di programme no go stop at di helicopters alone. Di ceremony go also feature di commissioning of newly constructed hangars at di Presidential Air Fleet facility for Abuja. Tinubu go attend as special guest of honour, while di Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, go host. Dem fix di event for 10 am.
Di three AW-109 Trekker B helicopters land Lagos on September 15, while di two H-125 helicopters arrive earlier. Di Air Force tok say di three AW-109 dey inside one bigger order of 10 helicopters, and dem dey expect di remaining seven before di end of 2026.
Air Marshal Sunday Aneke don talk say di new aircraft go improve how air assets dey available and boost di service ability to answer security challenges for different operational theatres. Di Air Force add say di AW-109 Trekker B helicopters go support intelligence gathering and surveillance.
Di helicopter induction no be di only Air Force matter wey make news. Di service spokesman tok say di Air Force fly 6,100 hours and burn 10 million litres of fuel, according to Punch Newspapers. For anoda report, thefact.ng tok say di Air Force clarify di toll of one crash and confirm say 25 people dey on board.
