TheNigerian Air Forcehas denied media reports that it has deployed 100 aircrafts forthe search of the Dapchi school girls that were abducted on February 19th. Read the statement below
The attention of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has been drawn to a statement being circulated to the effect that 100 NAF aircraft had been deployed in search of the missing Dapchi girls. While paying a courtesy call on the Executive Governor ofYobe State, in company of the Chief of the Air Staff, on 27 February 2018, the National Security Adviser, Mohammed Monguno, indeed spokeabout the number of sorties so far conducted by NAF aircraft in the course ofsearching for the missing girls within a stated period. Obviously, the number of sorties does not equate the number of aircraft deployed.You are please requested to use your medium to disseminate this information to the general public to erase the erroneous impression regarding the number of aircraft deployed by the NAF inthe ongoing operations.While thanking you for your usual support and cooperation, pleaseaccept the assurance ofmy best regards.OLATOKUNBO ADESANYAAir Vice MarshalDirector of Public Relations and InformationNigerian Air Force
