The force director of public relations
stated that Nigerian air force was currently abstaining from attacking the
areas to ensure the safety of the girls (more pix after the cut)
The director of public relations of the force, Group Capt
Ayodele Famuyima disclosed this while speaking with Channels television on Friday,
February 12.
Famuyima while explaining some of the tactics used in locating
the girls maintained that the force is currently abstaining from attacking the
area to ensure the safety of the girls.
He explained that the latest aerial bombardment of Sambisa
forest had been aimed at the logistics base of the Boko Haram sect and not
areas where the Chibok girls could be located.
He said: “We have
no fears that the girls are not there because hat particular location has been
under surveillance for quite a while and we suspected maybe its a kind of
ammunition depot or maybe a workshop that they are using as their logistics
place.
“Once you take off the logistics
base, of course you gradually weaken the resolve of the enemy to be able to
prosecute any campaign.”
“The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
has become a force multiplier for us because its cheaper to run these
platforms, you are not putting men there (and) the risk of losing human
beings is greatly reduced.
“Again the UAVs have the capability
to be airborne for up to eleven hours and its quite cheap to maintain. So, we
have been able to employ the UAV to a great extent to carry out
reconnaissance and surveillance basically for intelligence gathering on
the activities of the Boko Haram.”
He said that the UAVs have also
helped the Air Force to understand the terrorists’ pattern of movement and “how to be able to counter them should they
want to strike or spring any surprise,” he added.
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