Buni wants Air Force base, school established in Yobe ...as CAS lauds state airport project
Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has asked the Nigerian Air Force to establish a base in the state to strengthen its fight against Boko Haram nsurgency and enhance internal security.
The governor also wants the NAF to establish a command secondary school "to enable our people benefit from the numerous services that such schools render".
"I believe it would be faster and easier for the Air Force to take out Boko Haram bases and hideouts and strengthen our internal security system if we have an Air Force Base in place", he said.
The governor spoke in Damaturu yesterday when the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Baba Abubakar, paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House.
Buni commended the Air Force, the Army and other security agencies for their hard work, saying Yobe and the rest of the country are now a lot safer because of their services.
"The Nigerian Air Force plays a very important role in the fight against the Boko Haram insurgency. The men and women of the Nigerian Air Force are patriots who continue to do our country proud by undertaking those aerial campaigns to take out terrorist and insurgent camps. We are a lot safer today in Yobe State and the rest of the country because of the services of the Air Force and other branches of our military and para-military forces", he said.
He said to restore peace and security, his administration would continue to make every effort and every sacrifice necessary.
"As you continue the effort to defeat the Boko Haram insurgents, therefore, let me assure you that we would continue to strengthen the synergy, collaboration and exchange of information that are the hallmarks of our relationship with the Air Force and other security agencies.
“Let me assure you also that no sacrifice is too much to support and cooperate with the security agencies to help you to maintain law and order and ensure the security of life and property of our people", he said.
Buni urged officers and men of the Air Force to continue to develop strategies for effective intelligence gathering and aerial surveillance of the "vulnerable areas" of the state in order to wipe out criminal activities.
The Chief of Air Staff assured the governor that the NAF would continue to do "everything humanly possible" to secure the northeast.