The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) disclosed Monday that it has deployed a detachment of Special Forces personnel to Kaduna in support of Internal Security operations in the State. The Forces, according to a statement signed by Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force,Air Commodore, Ibikunle Daramola were deployed Sunday , 28 October 2018.
According to Air Commodore Daramola, the detachment will join other NAF personnel in Kaduna and other security agencies to ensure that the spate of senseless killings in some parts of the State is brought to a complete end and normalcy expeditiously restored.
The deployment is in addition to the earlier deployment of 2 helicopters and a DA-42 Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft on 22 October 2018, which have since been conducting aerial patrols over flashpoints in the State.