Governor Godswill Akpabio has charged Nigerian Air Force to increase surveillance in the  oil producing areas to curtail crude oil theft, bunkering and vandalisation of oil pipelines by miscreants.
Akpabio, who gave the charge Friday when the Commander of 207 Special Mobility Group, Calabar, Air Commodore Charles Ohwo, paid him a courtesy visit at Governor’s Office, Uyo, said such effort would restore losses in the monthly oil derivation accruable to government.
The Governor, bemoaned upsurge of sea pirates in the country’s territorial waters coupled with harassment of sea passengers and fishermen and the resultant effects on their means of livelihood, and called on him to deploy his men to check activities of sea pirates.
He commended him for what his men are doing in partnering other security agencies in “Operation Thunder”, and appealed for more cooperation in ensuring safety of lives and property.
Akpabio further lauded the efforts of the air force in fighting terrorism in the country, saying that “Although terrorism is a global problem, what we are seeing in the country is totally un-Nigerian. I want the Nigerian Air Force to add more value to the security of lives and property”.
On the forthcoming air force seminar in the state, the Governor welcomed the idea, and hoped that it would boost more collaboration in security between the government and the air force,  describing the  Information Communication Technology in Akwa Ibom International Airport manned by men of Nigerian Air Force as second to none and a great innovation.
He congratulated the Commander on his new appointment, positing that “You must have proved your appointment as an efficient and hard working person hence the elevation. And I have no doubt that you’ll prove your mettle in this new position”.
Air Commodore Ohwo who said his area covered Uyo too and his duty was to ensure safety of the sky, thanking the Governor for receiving him in the state.
He announced that the Nigerian Air Force would this year mount a seminar in Akwa Ibom, which would involve deployment of aircrafts and helicopters  to boost the operations. Source: Akwa Ibom State Govt House
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