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The Nigerian Air Force said on Tuesday that it spent over N400m to
fuel fighter jets deployed in its operations to combat the Boko Haram
terror activities in the North-East between July and September 2017.
The Air Component Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Air Commodore
Tajudeeen Yusuf, said this in Maiduguri, Borno State, during a briefing
to discuss the successes and challenges recorded by the component
during the third quarter.
Yusuf, who noted that a total of 842 missions were conducted in the
period under review, said the air force fighter aircraft flew for a
total of 1,551 hours and 39 minutes.
He said, “The air efforts in the third quarter of 2017 as
compared to the previous quarter show an increase in activities based on
the upsurge of day and night Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance as well as Armed Reece sorties to identify targets for
interdiction. We also conducted several missions in support of ground
troops.
“Overall, from July to September 2017, a total of 842 missions
were conducted in 1,162 sorties with a total of 1,551 hours and 39
minutes flown by the various platforms. For all these sorties, a total
of 1,596,165 litres of Jet-A1 was consumed, which translates to a fuel
cost of N399,041,250.”
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