CAS Approves Establishment of Directorate of Land Administration for Effective Management of NAF’s Property
As a result of expansion over the years, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has acquired lands and landed properties in various parts of the Country, while some were allocated to the Service by some state governments and the Federal Government. There also arose Incessant issues of trespassing, encroachment and needless disputes over undemarcated or unfenced boundaries of some of these lands and landed properties have, however, necessitated the need for a proactive step towards securing all NAF lands as well as avoiding conflicts and disputes with civilians, institutions or organizations.
The coming on stream of the Directorate was disclosed by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, in a press release he personally signed in Abuja on Thursday, 26 October 2023.
According to Air Commodore Gabkwet, the CAS stressed the need for the NAF to address this situation is also expedient as some of these encroachments constitute a risk to the security of some NAF Bases with implications on national security.
It is in view of the foregoing that the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, approved the establishment of the Directorate of Land Administration (DLA) to secure, control, document, manage and administer all NAF lands and landed properties across the nation. The new Directorate, to be domiciled under the Logistics Branch, will among other functions interface with the various Ministries of Lands as well as the Base Commanders in ensuring that all matters related to trespassing and encroachments on NAF lands and landed properties are expeditiously dispensed with in line with extant laws.
