By Tobi Adetunji.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said that the first batch of six A-29 Super Tucano aircrafts have departed the United States of America en route to Nigeria.
NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Edward Gabkwet, in a statement made available to Nigerian NewsDirect on Thursday, said the fighter jets departed from the US on Wednesday and are expected in Nigeria soon.
The statement was titled, ‘First Batch Of A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft Depart The United States Of America forr Nigeria.’
It read: “The six aircrafts will be leapfrogged through 5 countries including Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Spain, and Algeria before arriving their final destination in Nigeria towards the end of July 2021.
“An official induction ceremony of the aircrafts into the inventory of the Nigerian Air Force is already being planned at a later date in August 2021 to be announced in due course.
“The Office of the Director of Public Relations and Information remains open to any inquiry regarding the arrival and induction of the aircraft.”