Nigeria Air Force to conduct safety audit days after army chief's deadly crash

Nigeria Air Force has announced that it will conduct a safety audit of its facilities and fleet.

The audit will rest on a Committee of serving and retired senior officers who will audit the Force's operational and engineering unit.

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao constituted the team led by Air Vice Marshal Abraham Adole, the Deputy Theatre Commander, Operation HADIN KAI.

A statement signed by NAF PRO said "the Committee is to submit its report not later than 18 June 2021."

The audit comes days after the Chief of Army Staff Ibrahim Attahiru and ten other officials were killed in an aircraft accident in Kaduna where they were due on official duties.

Analysts pointed out that in the last three months, the Air Force has recorded three deadly incidents with the May 21 mishap being the deadliest.

NAF SETS UP COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT SAFETY AUDIT OF ITS OPERATIONAL AND ENGINEERING UNITS

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao has constituted a Committee of serving and retired senior officers to conduct a safety audit of all Nigerian Air Force(NAF) operational and engineering units. The Committee is to, among other terms of reference, analyse safety reports from operational and engineering units, conduct safety evaluation of NAF units and recommend measures to enhance safety of operations in the units. The Committee is also to interact with unit operational and technical personnel for views, observations and contributions on safety measures. Chaired by Air Vice Marshal Abraham Adole, the Deputy Theatre Commander, Operation HADIN KAI, the Committee is to submit its report not later than 18 June 2021.

EDWARD GABKWET

Air Commodore

Director of Public Relations and Information

Nigerian Air Force

25 May 2021