Scores of high profile Boko Haram commanders killed in a counter assault carried out by troops of Operation Lafiya Dole following a failed attack on troops location at Banki Junction.
Those killed within the assault include, Manzar Halid, Amir Abu Fatima and Nicap, amongst others, together with 72 members of the sect.
Additionally, the Nigerian Air Force has made history with the conduct of an operational Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) mission by an all-female crew.
Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, made this known in a press release on Wednesday in Abuja.
Daramola stated the mission, performed on May 28 using the NAF Beechcraft KingAir ISR plane, had Flying Officers, Oluwabunmi Ijelu and Genevieve Nwaogwugwu as Captain and Co-Pilot, respectively.
He stated on the mission, additionally Sergeant Njoku Patience as the Airborne Tactical Observation System (ATOS) mission operator and Lance Corporal Shawulu Godiya as the on-board technician.
“It is noteworthy that Flying Officer Ijelu is the first female officer to become a Captain on a NAF aircraft. The aircraft also marshaled by a female Marshaller, Aircraft woman David Precious.
Meanwhile, The Director General, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Captain Musa Nuhu mentioned on Wednesday that solely 5 airports allowed to open for domestic flights effective June 21, 2020.
This is coming on the heels of the announcement by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on the easing of and restart of the second phase of the COVID-19 lockdown and restart of flights.
