See photos. Nigerian Air Force graduates 30 instructor pilots to boost chances against insurgents, others

The Nigerian Air Force has graduated not
fewer than 30 instructor pilots for its Super
Mushshak training airplanes.

Some of the new Super Mushshak instructor
pilots join the officers for a group photo
The force revealed this in a statement on
Friday, March 3 and also released several
pictures of the young pilots that are now
qualified to use the globally applauded
aircraft to train Nigerian jet pilots for their
various missions against insurgents and other
security threats.
Some of the new instructor pilots pose in front
of a Super Mushshak airplane
The Air Force says the development will on
the short term boost the military outfit’s
capabilities.
This is the first time Nigeria is having Super
Mushshak instructor pilots after inducting
the aircraft into the Air Force’s fleet and its
training programme.

The statement read: “In continuation of the
Chief of Air Staff’s renewed effort to reposition
the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) into a highly
professional force through capacity building
initiatives, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has
graduated the first set of Super Mushshak
Instructor Pilots.
“The successful conversion of these pilots will
enhance pilot training which will in turn
impact positively on operational effectiveness
of the NAF especially in its fight against
insurgency and other criminalities within the
country. Furthermore, it will boost the training
of young pilots as 30 officers have already
been selected to commence training with the
newly trained Instructor Pilots.
Some of the new Super Mushshak instructor
pilots at the decorating ceremony.

"The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal
Sadique Abubakar who presented certificates
to the graduating Instructor Pilots stated that
training has remained a major means of
transformation over the ages. According to
him, the importance of training informed the
choice of ‘human capacity development
through robust and result oriented training for
enhanced professional performance’ as the
first key driver to the attainment of his vision
for the Nigerian Air Force.
“It will be recalled that the Nigerian Air Force
inducted the Super Mushshak aircraft into the
NAF inventory on 5 December 2016 to address
the challenge of training pilots. The
graduation marked the final takeover of the
aircraft as Nigerian pilots can now fly and
train other ab initio student pilots.”
This comes just as Boko Haram insurgents
again attacked Maiduguri , the capital of
Borno state in the early hours of Friday,
March 3.
Boko Haram bombers attacked Maiduguri
even as the fight against insurgency seems to
continue. The attack was carried out by
three female bombers around 3am on Friday.