NAF appoints new branch chiefs, redeploys Air Commanding Officers

Andrew Orolua, Abuja

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has appointed new Branch Chiefs and redeployed two Air Officers Commanding (AOCs).

It also announced the deployment of other senior officers as part of routine exercise aimed at ensuring operational efficiency and effectiveness.

The new appointees, according to the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, are Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Napoleon Bali, who is now the Chief of Policy and Plans (COPP) Headquarters NAF (HQ NAF) and AVM Paul Dimfwina who is now the Chief of Communication Information Systems (CCIS), HQ NAF.

“The new AOCs include the former Commander Air Task Force (ATF), Operation Lafiya Dole, AVM James Gwani who has been moved to SOC, Bauchi as AOC and AVM Charles Ohwo appointed as AOC Tactical Air Command (TAC), Makurdi ”.

Also redeployed were AVM John Baba as Chairman Air Expo and International Liaison Secretariat (CAILS), AVM Idi Lubo as Director of Operations, HQ NAF, AVM Christopher Umolu as Coordinator Project Implementation and Monitoring Team (PIMT) HQ NAF, AVM Maxwell Nnaji as Director of Safety Manual, Defence Headquarters (DHQ) and Air Commodore Precious Amadi as the Commander ATF Operation Lafiya Dole.

Meanwhile, all appointments take effect from Friday, July 19, 2019.