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Military Successes In West Africa Project Nigeria As Regional Power – Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday noted that the successes of the Nigerian Military in peacekeeping missions in many West African countries has placed the country as a reliable regional power.

Buhari made this claim at the Induction Ceremony of MI-171 Combat Helicopter And Commissioning Of Reactivated L-39ZA Aircraft by the Nigerian Air Force.

The President who joined the ceremony virtually from the Aso Villa in Abuja said the Air Force has contributed greatly in neutralising bandits and terrorists in the North-East and North-West parts of the country.

He said, “It is on record that these additional platforms have contributed immensely to the Air Force efforts against insurgents and armed bandits in recent engagements.

“Our Air Force since its establishment in 1964 has been playing critical roles in national security as well as in peacekeeping operations on the African continents.

“Our country’s efforts in internal security and peacekeeping missions in places like The Gambia, Guinea Conakry, Mozambique, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Mali, Guinea Bissau and Cameroon, has only been a source of pride to us as a nation but has also projected us as a reliable regional power that has helped stabilised other nations and stood firm in the defence of democracy.”

Naija News had earlier reported that President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, claimed that the successes of the Nigerian Military against Boko Haram in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa have restored peace in the states.

Buhari stated this during the Induction Ceremony of MI-171 Combat Helicopter And Commissioning Of Reactivated L-39ZA Aircraft by the Nigerian Air Force.