Kaduna air crash: Nigerian Air Force sets up committee

4 days after the Kaduna air crash that claimed the lives of Military Chief, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and different officers, the Nigerian Air Drive (NAF) has constituted an audit committee.

The Chief of the Air Employees (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao fashioned a staff of serving and retired senior officers to conduct a security audit of all NAF operational and engineering items.

Air Commodore, Edward Gabkwet, Director of Public Relations and Info made this recognized in a press release on Tuesday.

The committee is to, amongst others, analyse security reviews from operational and engineering items, conduct security analysis of NAF items and suggest security measures.

The staff can even work together with unit operational and technical personnel for views, observations and contributions on security measure.

Chaired by Air Vice Marshal Abraham Adole, the Deputy Theatre Commander, Operation HADIN KAI, the committee is to submit its report not later than June 18. 2021.

About 20 army officers have died in three crashes within the final three months.

On February 21, a Minna-bound army jet crashed, killing all 7 individuals on board. On April 2, one other NAF jet crashed in Borno.

The Nationwide Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) referred to as for an investigation of the mishaps.

“No army anyplace on this planet ought to faux that it’s okay to file airplane crashes on bi-monthly bases, and no country or people can settle for that.

“We demand the results of earlier investigations printed and a army Committee of Enquiry empanelled to analyze the incessant crashes”, mentioned the President, Solomon Adodo.