The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar, has urged newly graduated officers of the Nigerian Air Force Regimental Intelligence and Security Officers Course to be the vanguard of clarity, foresight, and resilience in the face of growing national security challenges.
By Chimezie Godfrey
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar, has urged newly graduated officers of the Nigerian Air Force Regimental Intelligence and Security Officers Course to be the vanguard of clarity, foresight, and resilience in the face of growing national security challenges.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony of Course 4/2025 held at the NAF School of Air Intelligence, Makurdi, on Thursday, Abubakar charged the officers to bring “clarity to uncertainty, foresight to decision making, and resilience to operations” as the military grapples with complex threats from non-state actors and internal saboteurs.
He described the successful completion of the course as a “significant milestone” in the Air Force’s ongoing human capacity development drive, adding that intelligence-led operations are now more critical than ever in tackling security threats.
“These evolving challenges have necessitated a shift in how the Nigerian Air Force anticipates, prepares and responds to emerging threats,” he said.
The course, which focused on intelligence collection, analysis, dissemination, and counterintelligence, drew participants from various branches of the NAF to promote cross-unit synergy and reduce intelligence gaps across operational bases.
Air Marshal Abubakar commended the Commandant, instructors, and personnel of the Air Intelligence School for their professionalism and tireless efforts in grooming the next generation of Air Force intelligence officers.
He also thanked President Bola Tinubu for what he described as “unwavering support” to the Nigerian Air Force, pledging continued improvement in operational capacity in line with the Service’s constitutional mandate.
The graduation, which forms part of efforts to sharpen the Air Force’s intelligence apparatus, comes amid growing calls for proactive responses to Nigeria’s complex security landscape.