Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar has inaugurated the permanent site of the Nigeria Air Force Institute of Safety, located at Rigachikun area of Kaduna.

The institute according to Abubakar, provides comprehensive and inclusive safety training for air force personnel, other security services and organisations.

Abubakar said at the event that the new structures for the school were provided within a year.
he added that the institute would “add much needed military presence, a more positive sense of security and employment opportunity to Rigachikun community.

He said the institute had conducted three training courses from January twenty-eighteen on safety management and occupational health.

The air chief charged the personnel to ensure adequate and sustained maintenance of the various infrastructure not only at the institute but also in all NAF barracks.

Abubakar also reminded air service personnel not to relent in confronting the heightened insecurity in the country, stressing that it was imperative to protect the citizenry and critical national assets.

The air chief pledged continuous commitment to the welfare of all personnel and in providing training and facilities for effective operations.

Special Guest, Air Vice Marshal Mohammed Audu-Bida retired reminded members of the armed forces that the fight against insurgency in the North East and militancy in the Niger Delta are not yet completely over.

Audu-Bida advised the NAF leadership to leverage the recent boost to its Order of Battle with the acquisition of sophisticated fighter planes “by ensuring the protection of the tax payers across Nigeria and beyond.”

Among facilities provided include the headquarters complex, students hostel, airmen transit quarters, accommodation for officers, 11 boreholes, reservoirs, ground and overhead tanks, and internal roads and drainage.