INSECURITY: TINUBU GETS TWO US-SENT HIGH-TECH UNMANNED VESSELS

Babatunji Wusu –

President Bola Tinubu was recently presented with two unmanned watercraft by Bello Matawalle, the Minister of State for Defense.

President Bola Tinubu was recently presented with two unmanned watercraft by Bello Matawalle, the Minister of State for Defense.
The Swift Ship Company in the United States kindly donated these state-of-the-art vessels, known as S2 and S3 Swift Sea Stalkers, to the Nigerian government.

This information was communicated by Henshaw Ogubike, the Ministry of Defence’s Director of Press and Public Relations, in a statement that was made public on Friday, December 5.

The purpose of these unmanned vessels is to improve the fight against insecurity on Nigerian waterways.

According to the statement, Matawalle told President Tinubu that the two equipment versions are state-of-the-art technologies meant to be used in the ongoing fight against insecurity during the presentation at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

The Niger Delta, Lake Chad, and other coastal parts of the nation will make use of these technologies.

The statement said: “The Minister said that the donation of the equipment was part of the gains of his recent working visit to the United States.

“Matawalle intimated to the President that the tour was aimed at promoting innovative technologies that would enhance the Nigerian military’s efficiency in addressing contemporary security challenges.

“In addition, the Minister said that the idea was to encourage partnership with the US companies in the production of Military hardware locally in Nigeria in collaboration with Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON).

“He said that the newfound partnership would afford Nigeria the opportunity to learn the innovative ways of Military hardware production, which is in line with President Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s Agenda in bringing peace and security to our dear nation.

“The Minister briefed the President that part of the facilities he inspected while in the US included rapid deployment mobile RADAR system, unmanned water vehicle, drone ground control station, and compact biometric search-scan system, among others.”

According to the statement, the Minister gave the President comfort, stating that the cutting-edge military and intelligence assets on display would make a major contribution to the ongoing efforts to combat insecurity in Nigeria.