The Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (AC OPHK) has reiterated the ban on drone operations in the North East Theatre, comprising Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states, citing security and safety concerns. The Air Component Commander of AC OPHK, Air Commodore Umar Idris, who emphasised the ban in a statement yesterday in Maiduguri, said the proliferation of drones for domestic …

The Federal Government has bolstered the Nigerian Army’s operational capacity with the acquisition of 43 Bayraktar TB2 drones, primarily for deployment in the North-West theatre of operations. The Commander of the Nigerian Army Space Command, Brig. Gen. U.G. Ogeleka, disclosed this on Tuesday during the winging ceremony of 46 personnel trained in the operation and maintenance of the drones. The …

A private firm, the Boing Luxury Estates, has donated three drones to the commands of the police and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ondo and Ekiti states, to tackle hoodlums’ activities. The three drones were specifically meant for Ekiti and Ondo police commands and the Ondo command of the NSCDC. Presenting the security equipment to the Assistant …

In a bid to monitor and control criminal activities, especially along the main highways in Ogun State, Governor Dapo Abiodun has announced that his administration has acquired security drones. While receiving the state’s new Commissioner of Police, Yomi Oladimeji, who paid a courtesy visit to his office in Abeokuta, Abiodun said that the state had acquired drones to allow it to …

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said that his administration would soon take delivery of some drones to enhance security and assist security agencies in monitoring identified black spots in the state. He explained that the drones would be deployed particularly on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to combat kidnapping, banditry, armed robbery, and other forms of criminal activities being perpetrated …