Insecurity: Matawalle presents hi-tech unmanned water vessels to Tinubu
The Minister of State for Defence, Muhammed Bello Matawalle, has presented two hi-tech unmanned water vessels to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in tabid to help in the fight against insecurity in the country’s waterways in particular and the nation in general.
A statement by Mr Henshaw Ogubike, Director, Press & Public Relations, Ministry of Defence, said, “The two unmanned ships were a donation by Swift Ship Company in USA to the Nigerian Government.”
Presenting the two versions of the equipment, the S2 and S3 Swift Sea Stalkers, Matawalle said that the hi-tech equipment is the latest technology that would be deployed in fighting insecurity in the Niger Delta, Lake Chad region, and other maritime regions of the country.
Recall that the Minister recently had a working visit to the USA and inspected NEANY, Swift Ships, and OCR Global, a hi-tech military-producing hardware company in the US.
Furthermore, the minister said that this is the result of his working visit to some companies in the USA.
Matawalle intimated to Mr President that the tour was aimed at promoting innovative technologies that would enhance the Nigerian military’s efficiency in addressing contemporary security challenges.
Additionally, the minister said that the idea was to encourage partnerships with US companies in the production of military hardware locally in Nigeria in collaboration with Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON).
Matawalle said that the newfound partnership would allow Nigeria to learn the innovative ways of military hardware production, which is in line with President Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s agenda of bringing peace and security to our dear nation.
The Minister further briefed Mr. President that part of the facilities he inspected while in the US included a rapid deployment mobile RADAR system, an unmanned water vehicle, a drone ground control station, and a compact biometric search-scan system, among others.
He reassured Mr. President that the cutting-edge military and intelligence hardware capabilities presented would go a long way in the fight against insecurity in Nigeria.
