By EVELYN USMAN

Nigerian Air Force, NAF,yesterday, took delivery of nine reactivated Alpha Jets and a C-130 NAF Aircraft, to enhance aerial patrol of troubled zones both within and outside the country.

The reactivated jets included NAFs 452, 453, 455, 456, 470, 454, 457, 461 and 466.

Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh, said on assumption of office last year, the Nigerian Airforce was faced with the responsibility of supporting peace operations in conflict environment, both internally and externally.

He, therefore, expressed optimism that the reactivated aircraft by the Aeronautical Engineering and Technical Services Limited, AETSL, a unit of the Nigerian Air Force Holdings Company, NAFHC, in conjunction with a foreign partner, Sabena Technics, would go a long way in transporting troops to the troubled zones.

Minister of State for Defence, Erelu Olusola Obada, said: “I am glad that AETSL has performed creditably and lived up to expectation.”