In order to improve its capacity to combat insecurity in the nation, Nigeria is anticipating receiving 54 new aviation assets, including attack aircraft, helicopters, and aerial drones, according to Chief of Air Staff Marshal Amao on Thursday.
Following a presidential election in February, Nigeria’s next president will have to deal with the nation’s two largest security threats: a 13-year-old insurgency in the northeast and kidnappings for ransom by gunmen in the northwest.
According to Amao, President Muhammadu Buhari gave the go-ahead for the transfer of a variety of aviation assets, including Chinese-made Wing Loong II drones, T-129 ATAK helicopters, Agusta 109 Trekker multi-role helicopters, and M-346 attack aircraft, to the Nigerian Air Force.
He omitted to provide the precise delivery date, the purchase price, or the country or countries from which they were purchased.
Four years after the United States agreed to provide the West African nation the light attack aircraft to combat rebels, Nigeria received 12 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft last year.
