The agency said it had mapped out Sambisa Forest while the data it generated had been used by the military to enhance their activity on how to combat insurgency. BokoHaram
The spokesman said although activities between the agency and military cannot be fully disclosed, the success the military had recorded in the Northeast was due to the availability of data the agency provided.
He added that unfortunately, Nigeria does not have high resolution satellites that can generate clear picture data. Ale said: “We mentioned security before. Our activities in the area cannot be 100 per cent disclosed, but I can tell you that the success the military has been able to achieve in the Northeast was due to the availability of data given to them by the space agency because we were able to map out Sambisa Forest and the military has been able to use the data to enhance their activity on how to combat insurgency in the Northeast.
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