NAFSAINT Graduates 67 Personnel--Commandant

By Our Reporter

The Nigerian Air Force School of Air  Intelligence (NAFSAINT), Nigerian Air Force Base, Makurdi on Tuesday graduated 67 personnel. 

The Commandant of the school, Air Commodore Emmanuel Ukpong, disclosed this during the combined graduation ceremony of the Advanced Intelligence Course 19/2022, Intermediate Intelligence Course 20/2022 and the Basic Intelligence Course 29/2022 held in Makurdi.

Ukpong disclosed that 74 personnel were admitted for the sundry programmes but only 67 ended up graduating.

"A student was withdrawn from the course due to health issues while six others were withdrawn for poor academic performance during the conduct of the courses.

"Notwithstanding, I am glad to inform you that the course has come to a successful end today with 67 students graduating," Ukpong said.

He pointed out that the Advanced Intelligence Course was aimed at producing intelligence operatives meant to function as Desk  Sergeants in the units intelligence cells.

He further stated that at the end of the course it was expected that the graduands would be able to set up an intelligence cell in all types of operations and carry out intelligence analysis.

"The Basic Intelligence Course is designed for new entrants into the intelligence specialty.

"It is aimed at furnishing personnel with the rudiments of intelligence gathering, security duties and discipline in achieving tasks assigned to them.

"These courses were intended to equip the students with capacity for newer techniques in safeguarding NAF interest in line with emerging trends in the intelligence statecraft," he said.

He disclosed that due to the prevailing menace of drug abuse in the service, the students partook in a series of lectures organised by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to enlighten them on the dangers of drug. 

Meanwhile, the Air Officer Commanding Air Training Command, AVM Kenneth Kumzhi, said that the various courses would enable the graduands to know that the role of NAF and its concept of operations was predicated on the provision of timely, adequate and accurate intelligence on the adversary's intentions and capabilities, emphasizing that it enabled the operation staff to prepare for timely and adequate response to any threat.

"Hence, this places a lot of responsibility on the graduating students whose primary responsibility is to safeguard NAF documents, gather, collate and accurately analyze intelligence reports in support of NAF operations," Kumzhi said.

Represented by the Chief of Staff,  AVM E.O Eboiwe, Kumzhi said that the graduands were expected to operate professionally to reflect the level of experience, knowledge and skills that they acquired.

Also, the Deputy Commandant, Group Captain A.O Akins,

appreciated the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao for his support, leadership role,  commitment and confidence he had in them to train the personnel, assuring that the graduands would meet his expected demand and requirement.