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NAF Trains Personnel On Human Rights
– NAF trains personnel on human rights and the legal aspects of Air targeting
– The training was to further upgrade and enhance participants’ knowledge on the rules and processes of target selection and prioritisation
– The 5 day workshop was critical to NAF operations
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commenced a 5 day training on Human Rights and the Legal Aspects of Air Targeting to improve compliance with International Rights Law and the Law of Armed Conflict.
NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, who made this in a statement, said that the workshop was in conjunction with the Defence Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS), USA.
He said it was to further upgrade and enhance participants’ knowledge on the rules and processes of target selection and prioritisation.
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“They are also expected to be further enlightened on how to effectively apply the law against torture and gender violence,” he said.
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, emphasised that such workshops was critical to NAF operations.
Abubakar, who was represented by the Chief of Administration Headquarters NAF, AVM Kingsley Lar, said that the training was held in pursuant to the resolutions of the 2019 Edition of the NAF Legal Officers’ Retreat.
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