The Air Officer Commanding Mobility Command of the Nigerian Air Force, Yenagoa, Air Vice Marshal Napoleon Bali, has warned militants to steer clear of economic assets in the Niger Delta region.
The warning came on the heels of recent threats by some faceless militants in the oil-rich region,
Bali read the riot act on Tuesday, during his maiden visit to the 371 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Detachment, Warri, a unit under his Command.
The Air Force chief said the criminals, who indulge in attacking the nation’s economic facilities in the region, should get ready for the dire consequences of their atrocities.
He said the idea of creating the Command is to beef up the security arrangement in the oil-rich region.
Bali said the mobility Command had units in Uyo, Calabar and Warri, and some other parts of the country with the purpose of providing adequate security for law-abiding citizens.
He warned that “militants should hold their fire, but where they dare, they should be ready for whatever comes their way.
“The idea of the Mobility Command is to add values to whatever security arrangement done in the Niger Delta.
“To ensure that the law abiding citizens go about their legitimate businesses without harassment.
“We also collaborate with other security agencies to ensure that the Niger Delta is free of criminals and economic saboteurs, ” he said.
Bali who inspected some projects under the Warri unit, inaugurated a Medical Centre in Jeddo community and an Officers Mess.
He said the idea of the visit is for on-the-spot assessment of what is happening in the 371NAF Detachment.
“The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Vice Marshal Sadiq Abubakar provided funds to build facilities for the comfort of the officers and men after the hard day work.
“The Commander of the 371, NAF Detachment, Commodore Yakubu Daniel used the fund judiciously.
“The mess were renovated and furnished courtesy of CAS,” he said.