As the nation celebrates the 2024 Armed Forces Remebrance Day, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, says there is no better way to pay tribute to Nigerian soldiers who paid the supreme price in the defence of Nigeria than to sustain the joint air, ground and maritime strikes against terrorists, insurgents, economic saboteurs and other non-state actors in the country.
The Air Chief also commended the Air Component Commanders of the various joint theatres of operation in the country for the series of successful air strikes undertaken since the beginning of year 2024,
As recently as Sunday the 14th of January 2024, succesful air interdiction strikes by the air component of Operation Hadin Kai at Tumbunma Baba near Lake Chad, were carried out with several terrorists eliminated and their vehicles and structures destroyed.
Air Marshal Abubakar pointed out that while the entire nation could never repay sacrifices made by the fallen heroes, efforts at restoring peace and tranquillity in all parts of the country must be sustained to return the country to its peaceful past.
He stressed that the Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government has provided the wherewithal for the Air force to succeed.in delivering on its mandate
Air Marshal Abubakar pledged that the Air force would continue to sustain the momentum of its operations and give Nigerian citizens the confidence they require to go about their businesses without fear.
The CAS also called on all Nigerians to continue to offer gratitude, goodwill, solidarity and unrelenting prayers to the fallen heroes and their families in order to according these great patriots the honour they truly deserve in order to reassure those still in service that the country would never forget their sacrifices nor forsake them in their hour of need
(C) ControlTV 2024.
