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Homemade Drones, Military Tech, Supporting Nigeria’s Fight Against Insurgency
Nigeria is ramping up its reliance on domestically produced military technology—particularly drones, as it intensifies the battle against insurgents and bandits.
The shift toward locally made defense equipment is not only enhancing tactical capabilities on the front lines, but also helping to conserve foreign exchange.
This is helping by reducing dependence on imported hardware, according to Bright Echefu, Chairman of EIB Group, a Nigerian defense and security technology company.
Speaking during a media tour of the company’s drone manufacturing facility in Abuja, Echefu said Nigeria has the capability to defeat terrorism using homegrown military technology, including advanced drones which are now at the heart of security operations.
According to him, the Nigerian Armed Forces are increasingly relying on indigenous solutions to combat insurgency and banditry, with a major focus on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) designed and built entirely by Nigerians.
“Nigeria now has the capacity not to depend on any other country for its security, and that is 100%,” Echefu said. “With the amount of local companies investing heavily, Nigeria has capacity right now to end this insurgency.”
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