another, the security agencies resort to battle for supremacy, giving criminals freedom of action. Observers and commentators have advocated for synergy among security agencies for national security. As part of efforts to promote synergy and collaboration among the agencies, the Nigerian Air Force trained sister services personnel on air to ground integration in 2019.
A statement by the director of Public Relations and Information, Air Vice Marshal Ibikunle Daramola, said the ability to rescue crew from hostile environments is particularly important as it can be adapted for anti-kidnapping operations as was recently done by the NAF in concert with other security agencies in the rescue of the kidnapped boys of Government Science Secondary School Kankara in Katsina State.
“It is in realisation of this that the NAF ensures that its personnel are mentally alert and physically fit at all times, through regular training and exercises so that we remain continually willing, able and ready to defend the nation,” he said. He stated that the timing of the exercise was apt as it readily tests the combat and physical readiness of personnel to face the very difficult security challenges currently confronting the nation.