LAGOS, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Bad weather is adversely affecting military operations in the ongoing fight against Boko Haram insurgents in restive northeast part of Nigeria, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said Thursday.
The Air Component Commander of "Operation Lafiya Dole" Air Commodore Tajudeen Oladele, made the announcement in Yola, capital of northern Adamawa State while briefing newsmen on the activities of the command from April to June.
"The major challenge affecting air operations at this period is adverse weather," he added, noting that thunderstorm and rainfall impacted negatively on military operations.
"This is however to be expected during the period under review," he added.
"There were days that flights have to be delayed or cancelled for reasons of weather," Oladele said.
He said in spite of the challenge, significant operations were conducted within the period under review. The commander said a total of 821 sorties were conducted within 1,256 hours and nine minutes of flight.
He reiterated the commitment of the component to sustain its onslaught against Boko Haram and support the operations of ground troops. Enditem
