‘Deployment of drones’ cheaper solution to piracy in Nigeria’ vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
A retired Navy Captain, George Alaily has called for the use of dockable drones as a cheap way of policing the nation’s waterways and tackling the problem of piracy be-devilling the country.Speaking at a strategic group meeting organised by the Nigerian Chamber of Shipping in Lagos with the theme “Maximising The Economics of The Eastern Ports,” Alaily said the drones which can be operated without manpower and economic involvement attached for the usual vessel patrol.
He noted that the drones can also return to base once it is running low on power to recharge before going back on patrol. He also supported the establishment of a holistic security architecture that will include all government agencies, the littoral states and other critical stakeholders in the maritime sector.
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