The Nigerian AIR Force on Sunday took delivery of five additional Super Mushsak aircrafts earlier purchased by the Federal Government from Pakistan to assist the ongoing war against Boko Haram. The aircrafts which were delivered yesterday in NAF Base, Kaduna, were brought in by an Ilyushin 76 strategic Airlifter.
Speaking after the delivery, the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Vice Marshal Olatokunbo Adesanya said the aircraft would help the military to prosecute the counter-insurgency operations in the North-East as well as other forms of criminalities in the country.
“NAF on Sunday took delivery of the second batch of the Super Mushshak trainer aircraft that the Federal Government ordered from Pakistan. The Chief of Logistics at NAF Headquarters, Air Vice Marshal Bello Garba, received the new aircraft on behalf of the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar.
Officials of the Nigeria Customs Service and the Nigeria Immigration Service were also present to ensure necessary documentation. The newly-delivered aircraft, which are capable of being used for acrobatic training, are new and fitted with digital glass cockpit. The aircraft form the final batch of the 10 Super Mushshak whose procurement was initiated by the Federal Government in 2016.
The delivery of the aircraft would go a long way in effectively prosecuting the counter-insurgency operations in the North-East as well as other forms of criminalities in the country. Furthermore, some air force personnel had undergone training in Pakistan as instructor pilots and technicians on the new aircraft.”
