he Nigerian Air Force (NAF) declared that it will conduct a simulation exercise on counter-terrorism, codenamed, “EXERCISE NA ZO”, along the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari road on Monday, October 28.
Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, announced this in a statement on Sunday, October 27, in Abuja.
Daramola said: “This is to inform the general public, especially residents of Birnin Gwari and Afaka as well as their environs, that the Nigerian Air Force will conduct a simulation exercise on counter-terrorism, codenamed, EXERCISE NA ZO, along the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Road on Monday, 28.
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“Accordingly, there will be a movement of military aircraft, vehicles, equipment, personnel as well as firing of live ammunition during the period of the routine military exercise. Additionally, there will be restriction of vehicular movement at the aforementioned road during the exercise.”
Daramola advised the public not to panic, but to go about their normal businesses, as the NAF would endeavor to minimize disruptions to normal activities.
Meanwhile, The Herald earlier reported that the former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC) Paul Orhii, escaped an abduction attempt in Benue State on Monday.
Paul Orhii, narrating the incident on his Facebook page, said that the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, September 16th in his Makurdi, Benue State, home. He revealed that it took the efforts of police personnel around to ward off the bandits that sneaked into his home at about 1:00 am.