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Full List of Air Force Bases In Nigeria
There are about 20 Air Force Bases In Nigeria spreading across 17 different States. The Nigerian air force(NAF) which was established 56 years ago as a branch of the Nigerian armed forces has about 15,000 active members.
NAF has its headquarters in Abuja with President Buhari as the Commander-in-Chief and Marshal Sadique Abubakar as the Chief of the Air Staff.
The NAF base served as a home to most of the air force members where they practice and deliver their ordained national services. Some base also has primary and secondary schools with medical facilities. Below is the complete list of Nigerian airforce bases and the state it’s located in.
List of State and Air Force Bases In Nigeria
Federal Capital Territory Base
1. Nigerian Air Force Abuja is located within the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja
Kaduna State Bases
2. Nigerian Air Force Base Kaduna, Kawo in the Old Kaduna Airport
3. Nigerian Air Force Mando
4. Nigerian Air Force Unguwan
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Kano State Base
5. Nigerian Air Force Kano is located within Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport.
Katsina State Base
6. Nigeria Air Force Katsina
Sokoto State Base
7.Nigerian Air Force Base mabera
Borno State Base
Borno State
8. Nigeria Air Force Maiduguri
Niger State Bases
9. Nigeria Air Force Minna located within Minna Airport
10. Nigeria Air Force Kanji
Kwara State Base
11. Nigerian Air Force Ilorin
Plateau State Base
12. Nigeria Air Force Jos
Adamawa State Base
13. Nigeria Air Force Yola
Enugu State Base
14. Nigerian Air Force Enugu located within Akanu Ibiam International Airport
Bauchi State Base
15. Nigerian Air Force Bauchi
Benue State Base
16. Nigeria Air Force Makurdi is located within Makurdi Airport
Rivers State Base
17. Nigeria Air Force Port Harcourt
Edo State Base
18. Nigeria Air Force Benin
Lagos State Base
19. Nigeria Air Force Ikeja, Shasha
Osun State Base
20. Nigeria Air Force Ipetu-Ijesha
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Some of these Nigerian airforce bases are mostly situated near airports to detect attacks or invasions easily while securing the nation.