We Did Not Receive Any ‘Rescue Calls’ Regarding Attack On Borno Village - NAF Says

 

The attention of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has been interested in a e-book in an online platform alleging that it “did no longer respond to requires assist while suspected Boko Haram insurgents attacked Takulashi Village in Shikarkir Ward, Chibok Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State within the morning of Sunday, 1 November 2020”; an information which the report alleges it received from supposed “army sources”. The NAF wishes to kingdom that there is honestly no iota of truth in the spurious allegations. Indeed, we normally might now not have answered to such baseless, unfounded allegations but for the want to set the file instantly in addition to reaffirm the NAF’s unflinching commitment to ensuring the safety of Nigeria and Nigerians, wherever they'll reside inside the Country. 

For the avoidance of doubt, it need to be said that the NAF did not receive any name for aid concerning an assault at Takulashi Village in Chibok LGA on 1 November 2020. Had this type of document been acquired, the NAF, in its characteristic responsiveness, could have truely taken suitable movement. Indeed, the document rightly remarked that “if air assist came on time, one or  air strikes might have decimated them”. However, no request in this regard changed into made to the Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE (ATF OPLD) on the stated date. Accordingly, it turned into very incorrect of the record to country, with none foundation, that the NAF ‘left out rescue calls’. 

It is pertinent to focus on that the NAF, thru the ATF OPLD, has flown over 26,000 hours of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) and air interdiction missions as well as near air assist missions in guide of Operation LAFIYA DOLE in the closing 5 years. The NAF has been running ‘hand-in-glove’ with other protection companies and has a crop of properly-educated, surprisingly-inspired young pilots which are ever geared up and inclined to respond to emergencies, whenever referred to as upon. Hence, it's miles completely ludicrous to insinuate that the NAF would fail to reply to one of these state of affairs, if called upon. The general public is consequently enjoined to discountenance the certainly fake file. 

It is similarly disingenuous of the web medium to refer to an remoted incident that had its abnormal nuances of predisposition to collateral damage as a basis for justifying their blatantly fake claims. This smacks of gross unprofessionalism and apparent planned cause at mischief.

The NAF, as a expert and disciplined pressure, has and will keep to do its utmost to make certain the security of Nigeria and Nigerians across the Country. We stay resolute in acting our function and could hold to paintings in synergy with different security businesses to rid the Country of insurgents. Hence, we can not be distracted by using such clearly orchestrated tries to tarnish the tough-earned, top photo of the Service. 

IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA
Air Commodore
Director of Public Relations & Information
Nigerian Air Force
2 November 2020