Governor Obiano To Deploy Drones, Hi-Tech Equipment To Track Kidnappers
Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano wants to deploy drones and a handful of other hi-tech surveillance equipment to locate hiding places of criminals for immediate arrest and prosecution.
According to the governor, they are moving into the next phase of the campaign against criminals in Anambra State. As modern crime-fighting requires a lot of creativity, he decided to deploy hi-tech surveillance equipment to spy on the activities of crime suspects and forestall possibilities of violent crime.
Governor Obiano, who spoke at the final test-running of the drones at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia, vowed to sustain the pressure on criminal elements in the state until they had been reduced to proportions that could be policed.
Obiano, who earlier collectively pooled about N100 million to support his crime-fighting campaign, maintained that with the financial donations and goodwill he had received from Ndi Anambra, he would re-invigorate Operation Kpochapu with a new technological edge that would boost its capacity to detect and prevent crime in the state.
"Criminals are extremely inventive and we have to be a step ahead of them to outsmart them. We are relying heavily on technology to give us their coordinates and the general direction of their plans," he explained, recalling that the recent rescue of a kidnap victim, who was tracked all the way to Orlu in Imo State, was a clear demonstration of the efficacy of technology in crime fighting.
"As soon as we got wind of the kidnap, we moved in and activated the devices. We monitored their movement to their hideout in Orlu, Imo State and waited until all the suspects were fully in before we picked them up," he added.
It could be recalled that since he came into office in March this year, Governor Obiano had singled out the challenge of insecurity as a major focus of his administration and evolved a number of highly effective strategies that had put criminals on the run in Anambra State.
One of the most visible aspects of his strategy was the erection of security tents that were stuffed with sandbags in all existing and potential dark spots in the state, manned by combat-ready armed security operatives.
Source: Legit.ng
