Stan-Labo Urges FG to Deploy Drones to Fight Insecurity Nationwide
As Nigeria continues to grapple with a series of security challenges ranging from banditry, terrorism, kidnappings, militancy, secession among others, a former Army Intelligence Officer, Colonel Hassan Stan-Labo (rtd) has appealed to the Federal Government to deploy drones in the fight against insecurity across the country.
The North-West, Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna, Sokoto and Kebbi, have witnessed incessant attacks by terror groups, as well as hundreds of people been killed or kidnapped, with thousands more displaced from their homes.
Former Army Intelligence Officer, Colonel Hassan Stan-Labo speaks during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on December 29, 2021, monitored by Gentechnews said technology is not playing the needed role in the North-East.
Stan-Labo said “What are drones for Christ’s sake? By now, these things should be everywhere. I wonder what is really holding us back from taking some of these steps. Today we have fantastic drones in the market that will carry out surveillance capabilities.”
“All you need do is to sit at an operations room, give out the command, pressing the buttons and the drones will be busy doing all the jobs, sending in results and so on. By now we should be engaging drones.”
He also called for more welfare packages for servicemen, adding that lucrative salaries would boost the morale of the armed forces.
The retired army officer called on the government to consider the plights of officers who put in much effort serving the country only to be abandoned upon retirement.
He lamented that the current administration has not done much to enhance manpower in the nation’s security architecture.
He queried why he delay concerning the enhancement of manpower within the security sector looking at the armed forces and even the police.
In his words:“I have not yet seen a reasonable level of urgency being exerted by this government to see that we enhance on manpower. Manpower has become a major problem with us in the military, likewise the police.”
