In a recent initiative to ensure the safe return of its students to their families for the holidays, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has successfully airlifted 582 students from the Air Force Military School (AFMS) and Air Force Girls Military School (AFGMS) in Jos, Plateau State, to various states across the country. The operation, approved by the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, was conducted using the NAF C-130 heavy lift aircraft and began on 3 August 2024.

The students were transported from Jos to multiple destinations, including Abuja, Enugu, Ilorin, Kaduna, Kano, Markurdi, Port Harcourt, Lagos, and Yola, for their long vacation holidays. This large-scale airlift underscores the Nigerian Air Force’s commitment to the welfare and safety of its students.

Arrangements have already been made to ensure the students’ safe return to Jos at the end of the holidays.

The Director of Public Relations and Information for the Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, announced this in a press release on 9 August 2024.