Maritime Security: Airforce to deploy special mission aircraft to Benin

The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Abubakar, said plans have been concluded for the deployment of a special mission aircraft to Benin, to secure the maritime environment.

He said the deployment of the special mission aircraft would add value to the security arrangements in the maritime environment. “The ATR42 aircraft which operates from Benin is all over the country. It was in Sokoto, Katsina, Zamfara, Niger, Kaduna and right now as I speak, the 930 aircraft is flying in the North East.

“The federal government is deploying additional air assets to Benin and that is why we are here and this will happen very soon.“The hanger facility is adequate from what we have seen, but there will be need for aircraft shelter and other ground support equipment, in order for you to make the operation of the aircraft possible.“Of course, where you have aircraft pilots and technicians, you will always have the force protection personnel; that is the air force special forces.

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