By Linus Aleke, Abuja
The high command of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), has denied trending allegations that its aircraft on operation, accidentally killed innocent civilians in Kaduna State, stressing that the piece of information is false.
Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, who dismissed the trending report in a statement, said, the NAF has not carried out any air operations within Kaduna State and environs in the last 24 hours.
He, therefore, tasked the media to always do due diligence before going to town with sensitive and security information.
The statement read: “The news making the rounds alleging that Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft accidentally killed innocent civilians in Kaduna is false.
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Please be informed that the NAF has not carried out any air operations within Kaduna State and its environs in the last 24 hours. Also, note that the NAF is not the only organization operating combat armed drones in the Northwestern region of Nigeria”.
Gabkwet concluded, “It is also important to ensure that due diligence is always exhausted by the media before going to press with unverified and unconfirmed reports”.
