By PETER DURU, MAKURDI

THE Nigeria Air Force, NAF,has developed a curriculum to fight espionage, cyber and Information and Communication Technology crime in any party of the country.

The Commandant of the Nigerian Air Force School of Air Intelligence, Gp. Capt. Benson Omoyungbo stated this at the combined graduation ceremony of the Document Security Course 5 and the Basic Intelligence Course 17 of the school in Makurdi.

While recalling the recent hacking and infiltration of the computer system of the Army headquarters, Gp. Capt Benson said “the graduands of the Document Security Course of the school have been prepared to arrest such security threats in the course of their duties.

“Let me bring to our notice that the intelligence community in Nigeria, especially the Nigeria Air Force Intelligence Directorate, is committed everyday to provide the nuance and multidisciplinary intelligence to all and sundry.  It was on this note that the school has been organizing Document Security Courses for the administrative personnel of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.”

“We want to assure the Chief of Air Staff that we are committed to maintaining the highest educational standards and we’ll continue to deliver world class programmes that prepares our graduates for higher assignments in complex and dynamic environment.”

The Air Force boss disclosed that among the 40 officers graduating from the Document Security Course 5 and the Basic Intelligence Course 17 were 12 female officers who exemplified themselves in their course of study.

In his speech, the Air Officer Commanding Training and Command of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Isiyaku Umar urged  the graduands to imbibe what they learnt in the school in order to safeguard the national security and integrity of our country from being compromised or jeopardized.