Jonah Wuyep

Jonah Domfa Wuyep (born 23 November 1948) is a former Chief of the Air Staff of the Nigerian Air Force. As an air force pilot, he primarily flew the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.

Early life Wuyep was born on 23 November 1948 in Pil-Gani which is in the Langtang area of what was British administered now in Plateau State, Nigeria. He attended the Native Authority Primary School in Shendam from 1959 to 1964 and then the Government Teachers College Toro in north-eastern Nigeria from 1966 to 1969.

Air force career Wuyep entered the Nigerian military as an officer cadet in 1970 and was commissioned into the Nigerian Air Force in 1973. Wuyep completed his primary flying training in Kaduna Nigeria and gained his wings after training with the United States Air Force As a trained pilot, Wuyep flew both jet and transport aircraft although most of his flying career was spent on the C-130 Hercules. This included airlift operations in Eastern and Southern Africa in support of the independence movements in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Namibia as well as missions in support of the United Nations Peace-Keeping Force in Lebanon. In 1980, Wuyep attended the Junior Command and Staff College in Pakistan and from 1983 to 1984, he undertook the Senior Staff Course at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji.