Why We’re Yet To Defeat Boko Haram — Air Force Chief

The Command Training Officer, Headquarters Training Command, of the
Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Akintunde Johnson, has disclosed
that the war against Boko Haram and insurgency in parts of the country
was being hampered by intelligence failure and lack of modern training
equipment.

He disclosed this on Wednesday while addressing graduands of the
Intelligence Courses of the Nigerian Air Force School of Air
Intelligence, NAFSAINT, in Makurdi, the Benue state capital.

He said, given the handicap, the military had already commenced
enhanced training in intelligence gathering and information sharing to
aid the fight against the insurgents.

Air Commodore Johnson said, "that is why we must commend the NAFSAINT
for churning out these graduands who will in no small measure play
critical roles in the current fight against the insurgents."

Earlier, the Commandant of NAFSAINT, Group Captain Raymond Nwankwo,
said among the 62 graduands were officers who were trained in the
Young Officers' Intelligence Course, Intelligence Supervisors and
Basic Intelligence Courses of the institution.

He said the graduands who all came out in good grades would be of
great asset to the military especially in the current war against
insurgency in the country.

Group Captain Nwankwo assured that the institution would continue to
churn out sound intelligence officers who would not fail to do the
Nigerian military proud.

—Vanguard