The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Kelvin Akene, has instructed Nigerian Air Force personnel to continue relentless operations against bandits.
Air Marshal Kelvin Akene, the Chief of Air Staff of the Nigerian Air Force, has directed personnel to maintain ongoing air operations targeting bandits. This order emphasizes sustained efforts to combat banditry in the country. The directive comes as part of broader security measures by the air force.
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President Bola Tinubu has dismissed Nigeria's service chiefs, including Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa, and appointed new leaders amid swirling coup rumours. The changes include Air Vice Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke as the 23rd Chief of Air Staff and Rear Admiral Idi Abbas as the 25th Chief of Naval Staff, with General Oluyede named as the new CDS. The opposition African Democratic Congress has urged the president to explain the abrupt move.
A former Chief of the Air Staff has advised Nigeria's newly appointed service chiefs to approach their roles with boldness and decisiveness. The call comes amid recent changes in military leadership.
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The Nigerian Air Force destroyed an IED factory and eliminated bandits in Zamfara state during a recent operation.
Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo has called on armed groups and bandits to surrender their weapons and embrace peace during the Armed Forces Day Remembrance in Awka.
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Collins Ihekire asserts that the Nigerian Army has the capability to address insecurity if backed by strong political will.
The Federal Government has graduated over 7,000 newly recruited forest guards from seven frontline states, with immediate deployment ordered to bolster internal security and reclaim Nigeria's forests from criminal elements. The initiative follows a three-month intensive training program under the Presidential Forest Guards Initiative launched in May 2025 by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
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The military high command in Nigeria has acknowledged that some officers plotted to unseat President Bola Tinubu. Reports from October last year detailed arrests of officers from captain to brigadier-general rank by the Defence Intelligence Agency.