Although there was no known official policy to clip the wings of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), that is what Gen Ibrahim Babangida's military government did after the service's 1985 attempt to topple his government. The coup failed and the ringleaders shot, but this was not enough for Gen Babangida. He did not need convincing to sideline the service, rendering the 15,000-strong force powerless. The force has paid the price for its audacity ever since with a lack of vital equipment and financial strangulation.
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机译：尽管没有已知的限制尼日利亚空军（NAF）机翼的官方政策，但这就是易卜拉欣·班邦吉（Gen Ibrahim Babangida）军政府在1985年该部队试图推翻其政府后所做的。政变失败，领导者开枪，但这对巴班吉达将军来说还不够。他并不需要说服他退役，这使这支15,000人的部队无能为力。自从缺乏重要装备和财力紧张以来，该部队就为其胆怯付出了代价。
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