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Burkina Faso releases 11 Nigerian Air Force personnel after diplomatic engagement

Daily Dispatch December 17, 2025

Burkina Faso has released 11 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) pilots and crew members nine days after their detention, following high-level diplomatic intervention by the Federal Government of Nigeria. The release came shortly after a Nigerian delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb.

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NAF clarifies C-130 precautionary landing in Burkina Faso, crew safe as mission set to resume

Daily Dispatch December 9, 2025

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has issued an official clarification following reports about the diversion of one of its C-130 aircraft during a ferry mission to Portugal on 8 December 2025. According to a statement signed by Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public Relations and Information at NAF Headquarters, the aircraft departed Lagos but […]

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NAF intensifies airstrikes, neutralises terrorists and bandits across five states

Daily Dispatch November 10, 2025

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has intensified its nationwide counterterrorism and counter-banditry campaign, launching precision airstrikes that neutralised Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters and destroyed multiple criminal hideouts across Borno, Kwara, Katsina, Zamfara, and Kaduna States. According to a statement by NAF spokesperson, Air Commodore

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NAF Air strikes, kill ISWAP Commanders, Ali Kwaya, Bukar Mainoka, others

Daily Dispatch November 7, 2022

The Nigerian Airforce has killed two prominent ISWAP commanders as well as several fighters on the outskirts of Lake Chad. According to military sources, the development occurred during an air interdiction mission conducted by the air component of Operation Hadin Kai over the weekend in Belowa. Belowa is among the very few remaining ISWAP/Boko Haram […]