Nigeria gets clearance to deploy fighter jets against bandits
A29 Super Tucano Fighter Jets delivered to Nigeria by US have been inducted into the fleet of the Nigerian Air Force. PHOTO | COURTESY OF THE NIGERIAN AIR FORCE COMMAND
Nigeria has officially categorised bandits as terrorists and also secured clearance from the United States to deploy Super Tucano fighter jets it procured from that country against bandits in North West and North Central regions, in what seems as a bold move aimed at eradicating banditry.
The declaration of bandits as terrorists in a similar category with Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) was Gazetted by the Federal Government on Wednesday.
