By our correspondent
The Minister of State for Defence, Muhammed Bello Matawalle has presented two Hi-Tech unmanned water vessel ‘S2 and S3 Swift Sea Stalkers’ to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to help in the fight against insecurity on waterways in particular and the nation in general.
Presenting the two versions of the equipment, the Minister said the hi-tech equipment are latest technologies that would be deployed in fighting insecurity in Niger Delta, Lake Chad region and other maritime regions of the country.
In a press statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Friday, by Henshaw Ogubike, the Director (Press & Public Relations) of the Ministry affirmed that the two unmanned ships was a donation by Swift ship Company in USA to Nigerian Government.
Recall that the Minister recently had a working visit to the USA and inspected NEANY, Swift Ships, and the OCR Global a hi- tech Military producing hardware Companies in the US.
Matawalle intimated Mr. President that the tour was aimed at promoting innovative technologies that would enhance the Nigerian military’s efficiency in addressing contemporary security challenges, saying this is the gain of his working visit to some companies in USA.
The Minister maintained 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).
Matawalle informed that the new found partnership would afford Nigeria the opportunity to learn the innovative ways of Military hardware production which is in line with President Tinubu’s Agenda in bringing peace and security to the dear nation.
The Minister briefed Mr. 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.
He reassured Tinubu that the cutting-edge military and intelligence hardware capabilities presented would go a long way in the fight against insecurity in Nigeria.
