Terrorists planning to attack military facilities - Air Marshal Sadique

chika ebuzor

May 29, 2017 9:14 AM

Sadique said this while speaking at retreat on Base Defence Planning at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Kaduna State.

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The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Abubakar Sadique has revealed that terrorists are planning to attack military bases across the country.

Sadique said there is also a need for the military to develop innovative defence systems to protect their facilities.

The Airforce chief said this while speaking at retreat on Base Defence Planning at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Kaduna State.

He also said that new Airforce units were created to counter threats from Boko Haram.

According to Daily Post, Sadique said “Given the importance of military bases in the air power delivery matrix, it is not inconceivable to expect our adversaries to target our bases.

“As a matter of fact, we have had an attack on one of our air bases in the recent past, and current intelligence reports keep highlighting the possibility of attacks on our bases.

“All these reinforce the need to emplace a robust base defence concept that is capable of providing guidance for responding to a wide range of situations that may threaten our bases.

“The retreat is aimed at educating relevant stakeholders on the new base defence concept, which is premised on the deployment of air-minded ground defence force.”

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"These men are trained as a special light infantry and capable of operating both inside and outside the base perimeter against contemporary threats. They will leverage on intelligence and available modern technology,” he added.

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the normalcy has returned to the North-Eastern region that was devastated by Boko Haram.

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