The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar has pledged to deploy four attacking and one training aircraft to Enugu State to help in tackling security problems in the South-East of Nigeria.

Air Marshal Abubakar disclosed this on Wednesday during a ground breaking and foundation laying ceremony of the Air Force Ground Training Command (GTC) headquarters complex in Enugu.

Abubakar said the purpose of the Training Command Complex was to reposition the Nigeria Air Force to tackle insurgency and insecurity across the country.

While lauding Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for his efforts at restoring lasting peace and unity in the state, the NAF chief noted that the establishment of the training complex would also add value to the security of lives and property in the country.

He further disclosed that the Force had planned to increase the recruitment of officers from 1,000 personnel a year to 1,500 in every six months.