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Africa Subsaharan
New Chief of Air Staff Promises to Curtail Boko Haram Insurgency
2014-01-21
[NIGERIANBULLETIN] Air Vice Marshal, Adesola Amosu, on Monday in Abuja took over as the new Chief of Air Staff with a promise to put machinery in place to curtail the menace of insurgency in the North East.

Speaking at the handing/taking over ceremony, Amosu expressed his determination to build on the successes and achievements of his predecessors with a view to moving the Nigeria Airforce (NAF) to greater height.

"Effort would be put in place to curtail the menace of insurgency in the North East with a view to restore peace in the region.

"We shall not relent in our efforts to bring an end to the activities of the turbans in the North East."

He urged commanders to explore possibilities of having dialogue with the men in the field to ensure effective fight against terrorism in the region.

"We will strive to continue with the good work done by my predecessors to ensure that the NAF reaches an enviable height," he said, adding that no stone will be left `untouched' in the course of discharging his duty of ensuring effective service delivery in the NAF.

Amosu, who hails from Lagos State, was admitted into the Nigerian Defence Academy as a member of the 25th Regular Course on Jan. 3, 1979.

He was commissioned pilot officer on July 3, 1981 and was promoted to the rank of Air Vice Marshal on July 3, 2010.

Until his appointment as the 19th CAS on Jan. 16, Amosu was the Air Officer Commanding Tactical Air Command Makurdi.
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