The 32 Artillery Brigade, Nigerian Army Owena Barracks, Akure, has deployed drones to fight banditry and kidnapping in Ondo and Ekiti states.
Commander of the Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Zakari Logun Abubakar, said on Saturday during the launching of a high-tech drone device in the Osi community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State to combat the criminal activities in the vast forest of the two states.
Abubakar explained that the Phantom 5DGI drone would assist the military formation of the anti-kidnapping Squad to curb the movement and activities of suspected bandits, kidnappers, and the likes.
He further explained that the device which would also help the survey targeted areas in the two states is the latest technology in aerial surveillance and can cover up to seven-kilometer radius with capabilities of recording and transmitting report back to the base.
