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By Isioma Madike



The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has asked its pilot trainees in South Africa to return home with immediate effect. The young pilots, 12 in number, were divided into six each in different schools. According to a source, who spoke to Saturday Telegraph on condition of anonymity, the young pilots have finished with their paper works, only waiting for their licenses and formal graduation ceremony before the order to return home.

The directive, the source added, is sequel to the recent attacks on Nigerians and nationals of other countries living in South Africa, which has continued to draw condemnation around the world. Saturday Telegraph learnt that the directive is part of the efforts towards safeguarding Nigerian nationals in South Africa.

The source said: “Nothing is wrong with the training. It’s just the tension that is been created in Nigeria. “We have been there for one year now and had finished with our paper works last week; we were only waiting for our licenses and formal graduation ceremony. “But we have been asked to just come back with the authorities promising to sort out whatever remains with the schools, including our certificates. “The Nigerian Air force feels is unsafe for us to continue to stay in South Africa. But we try to calm them down.”

The young pilots had gone to South Africa to train as part of the bilateral agreement between the two countries. There is fear from the NAF authorities that Nigeria has spent so much on these young pilots and would not want to take what it calls unnecessary risk given the tension in the two countries at the moment. The programme has been on since 2015 but indications are rife that Nigeria may not send more trainees to South Africa except issues around xenophobia are quickly resolved. It will be recall that tension reached feverish height following the alleged killings, burning and looting of properties belonging to Nigerian nationals living in South Africa. The Nigerian government in retaliation pulled out from the ongoing World Economic Forum in Cape Town, South Africa.

https://www.newtelegraphng.com/2019/09/nigeria-asks-pilot-trainees-in-safrica-to-return-home/

Better for them ooo but they should be sent to another country to finish up their training na.

Must they come back home na?

Make dem come hang their wings for abuja. Most importantly for them is that them don collect all their allowance

A stitch on time saves nine

Nigeria will lose any war with south Africa .
If you have not won any war with untrained illiterate boko haram fighting with ak47 is it with south Africa military that has nuclear powered submarines and scud missiles you will win

kettykin:
Nigeria will lose any war with south Africa

Be Patriotic....


Or get the fvck out

kettykin:
Nigeria will lose any war with south Africa

shut up. Weakling

Still going deeper

They can’t come home. They’d rather continue their flight training in the USA or in Australia or elsewhere other than Nigeria.

NCAT doesn’t have enough trainer planes for smooth and smooth training & IAC, Ilorin is super expensive. You’re caught between the devil and the deep blue sea in the end.

Good

...

We no get any academy for house Abi?

Stupid govt

To come home and do what. Wicked and greedy leaders, see what they have caused for Nigerians

All this Return Home Nonsense should stop.

Return to do what?

Rubbish country! Ordinary Boko haram we still dey struggle with them

FunnyMann:
"no matter where you go, the road that will lead you home "

Bode Thomas

South Africa don shit4pant oooo

kettykin:
Nigeria will lose any war with south Africa

an ipob spotted , are your people not the real cause of the crisis, now we are putting our differences aside to raise to the occasion you are saying rubbish

Abeg I wan no were you dey buy that your weed
Your mumu don over ripe

kettykin:
Nigeria will lose any war with south Africa

FunnyMann:
"no matter where you go, the road that will lead you home "

Signed,
Bode Thomas

kettykin:
Nigeria will lose any war with south Africa

tell me anyone that they have lost recently to SA......


and to the that banned me recently cuz I spoke up against xenophobic attack on naija..
your going south .....

Return and do what in zoo.

We even send pilots there for training lol
Nothing is working in Nigeria. No wonder the South Africans are laughing at us.

It is good for the country as a whole but a casualties for young pilot it is a disturbing matter to their life carrier..

kettykin:
Nigeria will lose any war with south Africa

with your HIV infected troops and lack of aviation fuel.

Ask Angola ,your neighbour, what they did to you during the bush wars.

Fucking kunene

Na wa

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