Air Force names dead officer

The Air Force yesterday gave the name of its pilot who died in Tuesday’s crash involving a fighter aircraft, the F-7Ni, as Group Captain Enny Bibinu Saleh. 

A statement by its Public Relations Department said Saleh was born on October 2, 1966. He hailed from Bibinu in Donga local government of Taraba State. He enlisted into the Air Force as a member of 37 Regular Course on September 27, 1985 and was commissioned Pilot Officer on  September 22,  1990. He was promoted to Group Captain in September 2009 and held a B.Sc degree in Physics from the Nigerian Defence Academy.

The officer has attended several pilot training courses in Nigeria and China. He was a fighter instructor pilot before his death. Group Captain Saleh has held several appointments, among which are Acting Commanding Officer, Base Services Wing, 99 Air Combat Training Group, Operations Officer, Tactical Fighter Training Wing, 99 Air Combat Training Group, Squadron Pilot on Alpha Jet, 99 Air Combat Training Group and Instructor Pilot, 303 Flying Training School, Kano. Until his death, he was a pilot on the F7Ni aircraft at 64 Air Defence Group. He was married with children.