Air Officer Commanding, Lagos’ Logistics Command, Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Lawal Alao, has been awarded the Fellowship of the Association of Industrial Security and Safety Operations of Nigeria (AISSON), in recognition of his active efforts in promoting security, safety culture and consciousness in Nigeria.
Announcing the award in Lagos, security expert and president of AISSON, Dr Ona Ekhomu, commended AVM Alao for helping in the fight against terrorism, insurgency and militancy in Nigeria.
AVM Alao was formerly the Commandant of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji and currently, the Air Officer Commanding, Logistics Command.
He is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Management as well as the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply of the United Kingdom.
Ekhomu also commended the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar and other top commanders of NAF for governing the battle space in the fight against insurgency in Nigeria.
“Aside providing overhead platforms that identify threats and guide ground forces in the combat space, the NAF is also bringing kinetic force to the battle space through bombing missions and staffing missions,” he said.