The Chief of Air Staff, Sadique Abubakar has announced that locally produced ventilators made by the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) are now ready for use and will soon be unveiled.
Abubakar made this announcement during a Sallah luncheon for frontline troops of the NAF at the headquarters of Air Task Force Operation Lafiya Dole in Maiduguri, Borno State capital stating that the ventilators were jointly fabricated by NAF engineers and experts from the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria
The ventilators will be used in the treatment of COVID-19 and other respiratory-related diseases.
The CAS adds that the NAF in support of COVID-19 fight had also distributed reusable face masks to all personnel and provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and ventilators to the NAF Hospital in Maiduguri,
Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum who was also at the event appreciated the contributions and sacrifices of NAF in securing the territorial integrity of the country.
He notes that the tremendous efforts of the NAF in general, and the Air Task Force (ATF) in particular, in the fight against insurgency has crippled insurgents activities and gradually facilitated a return to normalcy for the people of Borno State.
