Meanwhile, the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Adesola Amosu, has narrated how the crew of the Air Force (NAF) MI-24V helicopter that crashed on Thursday night, November 24 on the outskirts of Yola, helped to save the Adamawa State capital from impending attack by advancing Boko Haram terrorists.
Amosu made this startling revelation at the National Military Cemetery, Abuja, during the burial of the two members of the crew, Group Captain Ubong Nnamso Akpan and Master Warrant Officer Zabesan Hosea who died in the line of duty.
According to the Air Force Chief, the security of Yola could have been breached by the rampaging terrorists, who had as at then captured Mubi but for the gallant efforts of officers and personnel of the military services like the duo of Akpan and Hosea.
He revealed that the officers had to take off to conduct a night raid that stopped and eventually turned the tide against the terrorists who were making rapid territorial gains in the North-east.
In the same vein, the Minister of Defence, Lt-Gen. Aliyu Gusau (rtd) commended the daring efforts of the officers.
As members of the armed forces and the citizens of Nigeria, Gusau said, we must be proud of these gentlemen, who gallantly paid the supreme sacrifice in the service of our father land.
“We must therefore, continue to remember them as a nation and we must not let the sacrifice they paid with their lives be in vain.
“As we continue to boldly contend with the present security challenges facing our country, we must emulate the selflessness, courage and commitment exhibited by these gentlemen,” he added.
The Minister conveyed the condolences of President Goodluck Jonathan and assured the families of the deceased, especially their wives and children, that the entire nation shared in their grief of losing their loved ones.
“The president and indeed the entire people of this country appreciate the great sacrifice of these great Nigerians, and the other members of the armed forces of Nigeria, who have continued to make selfless sacrifice in order to restore enduring peace to our nation and the world at large.”
Gusau further assured that the President was equally committed to doing all that is possible to support the armed forces to carry out their responsibilities of defending the nation.
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