The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, said on Tuesday, that the Federal Government has approved the purchase of 12 MD 530F Cayuse Attack Helicopters to improve the force’s operational capabilities.
Lagbaja, according to a statement issued by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brig-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu stated this at the Nigerian Army’s maiden seminar on Aviation Security Awareness in Abuja.
He said the procurement of the helicopters was part of the ongoing efforts to strengthen the army in the ongoing campaign against the Boko Haram insurgents and other criminal elements in the country.
