Mr Ejodame said the interview would take place at the Nigerian Air Force Base, Kaduna, from January 12 to February 8, 2026.
Mr Ejodame said the operation was carried out in the early hours of Aug. 23.
Mr Ejodame said the operation was conducted in the early hours of Friday.
The CAS expressed regrets over the incident.
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“Feedback also revealed that 12 terrorists were neutralised in the strike.’’
The remaining four helicopters are expected to be delivered before the end of the second quarter of 2024.
The Taraba governor said the aim was to upscale surveillance and air interdiction to obliterate criminal elements on the porous Nigeria-Cameroon border.
The Nigerian Air Force said “several terrorists were neutralised while over 40 motorcycles and six gun trucks were destroyed.”
“These efforts will be sustained in these locations and others until oil thieves and their accomplices desist from their illegal activities,” the statement added.
Ibrahim Kana, says one of his aspirations for the ministry is to deploy more military personnel to take up key positions.
