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34% NAF Base Land Lost To Encroachment In Benue, CAS Laments

by Tarkaa David
1 year ago
in News
L-R: Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar and Benue State governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, during the CAS visit to the governor in Makurdi, on Wednesday.

L-R: Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar and Benue State governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, during the CAS visit to the governor in Makurdi, on Wednesday.

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The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has bemoaned the loss of 34 per cent of the land originally allocated to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Command in Makurdi, Benue State.

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The Air Chief cautioned institutions and communities located around NAF Bases nationwide to desist from illegal and wanton encroachment on NAF lands in view of its consequences on national security.

The CAS, in a statement by the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, AVM Edward Gabkwet, gave the warning during a visit to the governor of Benue State, Rev. Father (Dr) Hyacinth Alia, at Government House, Makurdi, on Wednesday.

The statement said the Air Marshal Abubakar was in Benue State to discuss issues related to encroachment on NAF land by neighbouring communities around the NAF Base in Makurdi.

He revealed that though the NAF has contained the encroachment along the western boundary of the Base by fencing off encroached portions, the problem persisted along the eastern boundary.

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The CAS also noted that the potential loss of 1,537.8 hectares out of the 4,486 hectares of NAF land translating to a loss of 34 per cent of the land originally allocated in 1977 would adversely distort the strategic intent of siting the NAF Command in Makurdi.

Air Marshal Abubakar was quoted as saying that, “Ceding such a significant portion of NAF land would limit the required space for medium and long term infrastructural development necessary for future operational readiness and capability development.”

Air Marshal Abubakar, however, commended the Benue State governor for agreeing to establish a tripartite committee to seek a lasting solution to the issue.

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The committee, comprising representatives from the Benue State Government, the NAF and affected communities, has been tasked with finding a resolution that satisfies all parties involved.

While reiterating the commitment of the NAF to adding value in ongoing efforts to end communal clashes, banditry, kidnapping and other forms of criminality in Benue State, Air Marshal Abubakar also commended Governor Alia for his support to the NAF in Benue State as well as his monumental strides and zeal towards solving issues of insecurity in the State.

The statement noted that the 4,486 hectares of land currently serving as the home Base of Tactical Air Command in Makurdi was allocated to the NAF in 1977 as depicted by the Signature Plan signed by the then Governor of Benue State, Colonel Abdullahi Shellenge.

The siting of NAF Base at the location was to meet set operational and strategic National Security objectives.

However, NAF spokesman noted thad, “the land has significantly suffered from encroachment over the years resulting in protracted land disputes between the NAF and neighbouring communities.

“Previous efforts to resolve these disputes have failed to achieve desired results. Although the NAF has contained the encroachment along the western boundary of the Base by fencing off encroached portions, the problem still persists along the eastern boundary of the Base”.


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