The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said that the FCT Administration had commenced the procurement processes for drones to boost the security architecture of the territory.
Wike made this disclosure when the Consul-General of the Embassy of Hungary in Nigeria, Endre Deri, paid him a courtesy visit on Thursday in Abuja.
While responding to the consul-general’s comments on the need for drones, the minister said, “Whether we want some drones? Yes, there is no going back.”
He promised to discuss with security experts to consider a conversation with Deri on the type of drones that would be effective and efficient, based on the terrain of the FCT.
He said that security was part of President Bola Tinubu’s priorities in his Renewed Hope Agenda.
The minister said that the security interventions in the FCT were already yielding results, stressing that incidents of insecurity had drastically reduced.
“You too can attest to the fact that Abuja is safer now, because of the way we have been able to tackle the issue,” he added.
Earlier, Deri expressed the willingness of Hungary to partner with FCTA to improve security in the territory.
