Insecurity: IGP Clamps Down On Criminalities, Deploys 3 Armed Drones To Affected Locations

Hamilton Nwosa
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The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the deployment of three armed drones to strategic locations ravaged by criminal activities in the country.

Alkali in a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Wednesday, in Abuja, said three more drones of the same specification are expected in the country.

According to the IG who advised all criminal elements across the country to steer clear and turn a new leaf else the environment would not be conducive for them, and they may meet their waterloo soonest,

“The Inspector-General of Police, (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has acquired three (3) high-powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle SHF (UAVs) for improved armed surveillance operations to checkmate criminal activities in the country as a further manifestation of the IGP’s determination to integrate the use of innovative technology in the law enforcement duties of the Nigeria Police Force.

The newly acquired drones will surely assist the Police in monitoring active crime scenes, coordinating response operations, and providing armed aerial support to officers on reconnaissance operations” the statement said.

Continuing, the IGP disclosed that “the 3 newly acquired UAVs are rotary wing aircrafts capable of flying up to an altitude of 1000ft with high operational endurance and capacity of firing at acquired threats and targets from reasonable distances.

The Nigeria Police Airwing has equally concluded training for the operators of the drones in partnership with foreign experts who have been consulted for training and maintenance of the drones.

The IGP has directed the immediate, and strategic deployment of these drones based on necessity while noting that three (3) more UAVs of the same specifications are still expected at the shortest possible time.

The IGP while reiterating the constant deployment and judicious use of the drones, ordered a total clamp down on non-state actors and criminals in Nigeria, and similarly warned criminal elements across the country to steer clear and turn a new leaf else the environment would not be conducive for them, and they may meet their waterloo soonest.

The Inspector-General of Police has further re-emphasized the firm determination of his administration to continue to explore the use of technology in the fight against crime and criminality while seeking full cooperation from members of the public on intelligence gathering and vigilance” the statement added.

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