The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Friday said it has successfully coordinated response and recovery actions after one of its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) experienced a loss of link during a routine mission under Operation FASAN YAMMA.
The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja said that the incident occurred within Sector 3 of the operation area while the platform was conducting a scheduled task in support of ongoing counter-insurgency efforts.
He said that upon the loss of link and the failure of restoration attempts, established emergency procedures were immediately activated, including return-to-base actions, alongside coordinated response measures involving sister Services and relevant authorities.
The NAF spokesman confirmed that the platform had been contained, with recovery and assessment activities progressing as planned.
According to him, technical teams had secured the UAV and commenced preliminary evaluations in line with standard safety and operational protocols.
He added, “There was no loss of life, and operations across all theatres continue uninterrupted.
“The Service reassured the public of its professionalism and sustained operational focus, stressing that counter-insurgency operations remain ongoing and unaffected in the interest of national security. ” (NAN)
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
