The Commandant of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Air Vice Marshal Sani Labaran Rabe, said the institute will now administer drug tests on new students to tackle drug-related issues on campus.
He stated this at the 2023 graduation of 618 students of sundry military courses of the institute comprising 27 officers and 591 airmen and airwomen over the weekend in Kaduna.
He said, “To address issues related to drug abuse and cultism in the institute, we have resolved to administer drug tests on new intakes as measures to completely eradicate the menace.”
He said any staff or student found guilty of cyber crimes-related offences will be severely dealt with.
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The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Bala Abubakar said the force will no longer treat criminal elements with kid gloves.
Represented by the Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Air Training Command, Air Vice Marshal Nnamdi Ananaba, Abubakar urged the graduating students to use collective efforts to sustain the current intensity of air operations until the country is rid of all forms of criminality.
