THE Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has said that the Nigeria Police Force will soon establish a full drone system to tackle the nation’s security challenges adequately.
According to media reports, Egbetokun said this while delivering the first distinguished Personality Lecture, titled: “The Nigeria Police Force and the Management of Internal Security,” organised by the TETFUND Centre of Excellence in Multidisciplinary Studies (TCEMS) at the University of Ibadan (UI).
Egbetokun said that although the Force already had a drone, it would now establish a full drone system to capture everywhere in Nigeria from its headquarters in Abuja.
According to him, the drone system will also help the police see criminals whenever they are committing crimes.
“The ungoverned spaces will soon become governed,” he said.
He further said the force would establish a Special Intervention Squad (SIS) in all the States of the federation to tackle kidnapping, banditry, and other forms of criminality in Nigeria.
The police Boss said the deployment of the SIS in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) had yielded results, leading to the arrest of many kidnappers and bandits, including the recovery of weapons.
The IG said the Force had also established dedicated anti-kidnapping units across various states, focusing on intelligence gathering and rapid responses to kidnapped incidents.
The units, he said, had successfully conducted numerous rescue operations leading to the safe return of kidnapped victims and the arrest of perpetrators.
Egbetokun highlighted the shortage of manpower, inadequate equipment, public distrust and insufficient budgetary provisions as some of the challenges facing the Force.
He, however, pledged the Force’s commitment to the protection of lives and property of citizens.