Nigerian Airforce Establishes Base In Egbelu Obube Imo State To Allegedly Deal With Kidnappers

Indigenes in Egbelu Obube autonomous community of Owerri North LGA in Imo State are on a heavy shock as their lands are handed over to Nigeria Airforce for Barrack construction without compensation when The Chief of Air Staff,
Air Vice Marshal Abubakar Sadiq on Tuesday performed the ground breaking ceremony for a new Air Force Base, the 211 Regiment Group, Owerri, Imo. Imo Media Crew were on fact finding in the community to ascertain what is on ground, and were shock by the heavy military build-ups in the community.


“I advise kidnappers and armed robbers to have a rethink and change their lives unless they want to meet their waterloo.

“The unit we are placing here is a highly skilled unit, a quick response group, one of the best in the Air Force. In the event of anything, we will be able to respond as quickly as possible,”

In his remarks, Sadiq said that the Unit when finally put in place would enhance security in the state and help in curbing all kinds of crimes such as kidnapping and armed robbery.

He said that the unit which was among the nine new formations established across the country would collaborate with other security agencies in the state to curb crime.

Sadiq said.

He also promised that work would soon commence on the site because it was captured in the 2017 budget while giving assurance that Nigerian Air Force (NAF) would help the host communities and other communities in health outreach services.

Meanwhile While feuding questions from the indigenes of Egbelu Obube, the people finger the state Governor (Rochas Okorocha and his inlaw Rngr. Celestine Ololo) as parties in the forceful taken over of their lands. The villagers who spoke to us wondered why such project will be sited on their lands by the federal government without compensation. Many frown on the decision to have a military base in the heart of the community with no land space for such project. But Okorocha commended the Federal Government for locating the Air Force unit in the state, however, called for more federal projects especially road projects linking the state with other parts of the country.