The federal government has
deployed drones to the nation’s borders in the north-east to combat the Boko
Haram insurgency.
This was revealed in a country
report presented by Sani Rano, a representative of the Nigerian delegation to
the ECOWAS parliament in Abuja on Friday.
Rano said the deployment of the
drones was as a result of the recent multiple attacks on military formations in
the north-east.
He maintained that the drones
were meant to survey the area in order to collect intelligence for the
operations of the army.
“It is worth mentioning that
Nigeria has constituted the Multi-National Joint Taskforce (MNTF) made up of
Chad, Benin, Niger, Cameroon and Nigeria, in fighting Boko Haram,” the report
stated.
“It is a multinational formation
comprising of equipped units, mostly the military aimed at containing the
ravages of terrorism and armed insurgency.
“Presently, drones are patrolling
Nigeria’s borders with Chad, Niger and Cameroon as instruments for intelligence
collection.
“The Nigerian government is
working closely with the Cameroonian government with the aim of negotiating
efforts in enabling more Cameroon Boko Haram members to surrender.”
On Thursday, Tukur Buratai, chief
of army staff, had said Boko Haram insurgents have also advanced in technology
and now use drones and mercenaries to attack the army.
He said the use of high
technology by the insurgents poses threats and require review of military
operations.
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