JUST IN: NAF Engages Retired, Serving Officers To Investigate Cause Of Plane Crashes

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has set up a committee to conduct safety audit of all its operational and engineering units.

This came after 11 military officers, including the country’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, died after a NAF aircraft crashed on Friday on in Kaduna State.

NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Edward Gabkwet, in a statement on Tuesday, disclosed that the committee will consist of serving and retired senior officers.

He said the committe would be responsible for analyzing safety reports from NAF’s operational and engineering units as well as conducting a safety evaluation of all the units.

The statement read in part, “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.”