The government and security agencies in Nigeria are notoriously known to be reactive rather than proactive. It's been over 8yrs since kidnapping moved mainly from the city areas to highways and suburbs while the govt act as if they don't know this. We only wait till a big incident happens before we can react.

Kidnappers often use their victim's phones to make and receive calls during negotiation and they also receive ransom in cash so Pantami and those advocating for NIN to checkmate abductions are wasting their time.

The best way to combat this is for the security agencies to identify and list out kidnapping flashpoints recorded in the last one year in the country. Example; Abuja-Kaduna road, Enugu-Benue road, Lagos-Ibadan expressway etc and the portion or parts of the roads where the abductions took place.

Also kidnapping den where victims are kept are usually located in hinterlands and difficult terrains so it will really take a lot of resources and energy to combat this security challenge effectively. I recommend the use of drones in combating the menace. Drones can effectively be used in surveillance, intelligence gathering and in launching strikes. The camera on drones can help in identifying enemy bases and troop movement and can strike when signalled.

There is this Iranian-made drone that has been instrumental to Russia's success in Ukraine; "Shahed-136". It's cheaper (about N20million), has long-range capability and can strike target effectively. It's loitering munitions can go upto 12hrs in identifying targets.

Acquiring few dozens of this and effectively deploying it to troubled areas will end kindnapping and banditry on the highway in matter of months 'no jokes'.

Only the little money former minister Betta Edu transfer to her personal account can purchase over 30 units of this. The problem is those that has been leading us in the country over the years are clueless.

The concept of using drones for law enforcement and anti-terror operations has already been taken to heart by the Nigerian Police Force and the Nigerian Airforce, with both of those organizations currently operating a variety of surveillance and ground attack drones.

That said, Princewill's expressed hope that more federal and state funding should be devoted to drone acquisition is a good point well taken. Bearing in mind the importance of conserving government funding and spending wisely on the acquisition of drone hardware, it is important to highlight the fact that consumer-grade surveillance drones can now be obtained at very affordable prices in comparison to the hundreds of thousands of dollars that are typically invoiced for attack drones.

Right now, the best "bang for buck" surveillance drone that is widely available is the DJI Mavic 3 Pro quadcopter that can remain aloft for over 35 minutes on a single battery charge, and whose triple camera setup allows for a digital image magnification of up to 28 power, allowing the drone to loiter so far away from the subjects being spied upon that the sound of the drone would never be heard on the ground.

The Mavic 3 Pro is a very quiet drone that can be flown reliably even under windy conditions and would be PERFECT for Nigerian police departments throughout the Nigerian federation. Currently priced at $2,000 each, the Mavic 3 Pro can also be programmed to fly waypoint missions with full autonomy, meaning that the drone will complete its assigned mission without the need for the operator to apply any control inputs right up until the time the drone returns to base and lands. This means that it is not essential for the drone operator to be highly trained when the Mavic 3 Pro is tasked with pre-panned waypoint mission surveillance flights that can range as far afield as SIX MILES from the launch point.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/304931968492?epid=20060066844&hash=item46ff5c95ec:g:gEYAAOSwUpFkW-d7&amdata=enc%

Nigeria is bewitched

Nigeria is not ready yet.

clearcrystal:
Nigeria is not ready yet.

On the contrary Nigeria IS ready for the use of drones in terror mitigation and crime control

Jakumo:


On the contrary Nigeria IS ready for the use of drones in terror mitigation and crime control

I don't think so. Those in the corridors of power are not serious.

For instance, with the right technology and approach you can end kidnapping and one-chance robbery in Abuja in few weeks. The thing is we have incompetent hands in charge. Political appointments in Nigeria are based on reward system.

We have this in our Armoury. We have it. We just dont want to power it for use......Since we are benefitting from the kidnapping showbiz........Ask the NPF

Jakumo:


On the contrary Nigeria IS ready for the use of drones in terror mitigation and crime control

When?

clearcrystal:


When?

The Nigerian police recently took delivery of Turkish-made SONGAR quadcopter drones capable of administering rifle fire and launching grenades. Without question, there is a need for Nigeria to increase its drone fleet drastically. Facilities must also be created for simulator training so that the operators of the drones are capable of manually taking over control of the drones when the autopilot is disengaged, or when targets of opportunity emerge without warning.


https://www.turdef.com/article/nigerian-police-acquires-three-songar-armed-uavs


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgZFDuLgXOQ


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bLtDGZxlr0

Jakumo:


The Nigerian police recently took delivery of Turkish-made SONGAR quadcopter drones capable of administering rifle fire and launching grenades. Without question, there is a need for Nigeria to increase its drone fleet drastically. Facilities must also be created for simulator training so that the operators of the drones are capable of manually taking over control of the drones when the autopilot is disengaged, or when targets of opportunity emerge without warning.


https://www.turdef.com/article/nigerian-police-acquires-three-songar-armed-uavs


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgZFDuLgXOQ


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bLtDGZxlr0

What happens if the terrorist start acquiring drones too? I'm sure they could get it through the black market.

clearcrystal:


What happens if the terrorist start acquiring drones too? I'm sure they could get it through the black market.

This is a valid concern for sure, and as if to underscore your point, Nigerian customs recently seized a large consignment of drones many of which were large enough to be fitted with weapons. Regardless of whether criminals and terrorists acquire drones, it is VITAL that law enforcement and the military must ALSO deploy their own drones for both surveillance and munitions delivery.

https://parallelfactsnews.com/customs-combat-drone-military-equipment-mmia/

clearcrystal:


What happens if the terrorist start acquiring drones too? I'm sure they could get it through the black market.

Kidnappers don't need drone because their mission is to physically kidnap and adopt their victims for ransom, so if they acquire drone, what will they be using it for? Will the drone help them kidnap people remotely?



Terrorists can try to use it to attack military bases but they will rather prefer to attack physically because they are terrorists who are mostly irrational, senseless, valueless humans who have written off themselves

Suicide drone for nangeria hee
U go jejely dey wuse market dey price okrika boooom!

Princewill1:
The government and security agencies in Nigeria are notoriously known to be reactive rather than proactive. It's been over 8yrs since kidnapping moved mainly from the city areas to highways and suburbs while the govt act as if they don't know this. We only wait till a big incident happens before we can react.

Kidnappers often use their victim's phones to make and receive calls during negotiation and they also receive ransom in cash so Pantami and those advocating for NIN to checkmate abductions are wasting their time.

The best way to combat this is for the security agencies to identify and list out kidnapping flashpoints recorded in the last one year in the country. Example; Abuja-Kaduna road, Enugu-Benue road, Lagos-Ibadan expressway etc and the portion or parts of the roads where the abductions took place.

Also kidnapping den where victims are kept are usually located in hinterlands and difficult terrains so it will really take a lot of resources and energy to combat this security challenge effectively. I recommend the use of drones in combating the menace. Drones can effectively be used in surveillance, intelligence gathering and in launching strikes. The camera on drones can help in identifying enemy bases and troop movement and can strike when signalled.

There is this Iranian-made drone that has been instrumental to Russia's success in Ukraine; "Shahed-136". It's cheaper (about N20million), has long-range capability and can strike target effectively. It's loitering munitions can go upto 12hrs in identifying targets.

Acquiring few dozens of this and effectively deploying it to troubled areas will end kindnapping and banditry on the highway in matter of months 'no jokes'.

Only the little money former minister Betta Edu transfer to her personal account can purchase over 30 units of this. The problem is those that has been leading us in the country over the years are clueless.

Nigerian security need entirely new approach to fighting insecurity through the use of modern technology like drones, etc.


But the issue is that criminals, Muslim terrorists and sympathizers have infiltrated Nigerian security and are benefitting hugely from the current widespread insecurity in Nigeria, so they are ready to sabotage any strategy designed to end insecurity in Nigeria, and lastly the people leading Nigeria currently are clueless old men and criminals who have no legitimacy but interested in expanding their wealth, political dynasty and rewarding their useless idiots and senseless loyalists and praise singers.


So expect no positive action.



Well done for your well thought out analysis, may God continue to exempt reasonable Nigerians like you from the calamity that have befallen Nigeria through the demonic party called APC

I am against the use of drones to strike targets, this issue was debated during the Obama era. Concerns about civilian casualties, the lack of transparency in targeting procedures, Who is making the decisions?
Are they going to be targeting farmers instead of terrorists or kidnappers?

I'm for using of drones for intelligence gathering. There are drones that can stay on air for an hour plus, if you have 3 when the other battery goes down it returns to base and the second one takes over with correct camera zoom functions and night camera.

Lastly Iran is under sanctions, Nigeria will never do business with it, that's why the drone is cheap.

Jakumo:


This is a valid concern for sure, and as if to underscore your point, Nigerian customs recently seized a large consignment of drones many of which were large enough to be fitted with weapons. Regardless of whether criminals and terrorists acquire drones, it is VITAL that law enforcement and the military must ALSO deploy their own drones for both surveillance and munitions delivery.

https://parallelfactsnews.com/customs-combat-drone-military-equipment-mmia/

Thanks for this, this is exactly my fear, the terrorists are more sophisticated than we think and the military need to up their game and be wary of their antics.
I strongly believe they are sponsored by some foreign eliment who supplies them with weapon.
Im positive that with the combined effort of the airforce and military we will surely defeat the terrorist.
Drone will play a major role in the fight against terrorist and the earlier we start using the better for us.

I also wish our borders aren't this porous, our aviation have full control of the airspace and the custom have control over every item shipped into this country.😕

malcom1X:
I am against the use of drones to strike targets, this issue was debated during the Obama era. Concerns about civilian casualties, the lack of transparency in targeting procedures, Who is making the decisions?
Are they going to be targeting farmers instead of terrorists or kidnappers?

I'm for using of drones for intelligence gathering. There are drones that can stay on air for hours, if you have 3 when the other battery goes down it returns to base and the second one takes over with correct camera zoom functions and night camera.

Lastly Iran is under sanctions, Nigeria will never do business with it, that's why the drone is cheap.

Collateral damage is always a risk during offensive operations of any sort, BUT since Nigeria's kidnap epidemic is showing no signs of abating, drastic measures are needed to track and destroy kidnappers and terrorists in Nigeria, therefore drones cannot be ruled out as law enforcement tools and military force multipliers.

Princewill1:
The government and security agencies in Nigeria are notoriously known to be reactive rather than proactive. It's been over 8yrs since kidnapping moved mainly from the city areas to highways and suburbs while the govt act as if they don't know this. We only wait till a big incident happens before we can react.

Kidnappers often use their victim's phones to make and receive calls during negotiation and they also receive ransom in cash so Pantami and those advocating for NIN to checkmate abductions are wasting their time.

The best way to combat this is for the security agencies to identify and list out kidnapping flashpoints recorded in the last one year in the country. Example; Abuja-Kaduna road, Enugu-Benue road, Lagos-Ibadan expressway etc and the portion or parts of the roads where the abductions took place.

Also kidnapping den where victims are kept are usually located in hinterlands and difficult terrains so it will really take a lot of resources and energy to combat this security challenge effectively. I recommend the use of drones in combating the menace. Drones can effectively be used in surveillance, intelligence gathering and in launching strikes. The camera on drones can help in identifying enemy bases and troop movement and can strike when signalled.

There is this Iranian-made drone that has been instrumental to Russia's success in Ukraine; "Shahed-136". It's cheaper (about N20million), has long-range capability and can strike target effectively. It's loitering munitions can go upto 12hrs in identifying targets.

Acquiring few dozens of this and effectively deploying it to troubled areas will end kindnapping and banditry on the highway in matter of months 'no jokes'.

Only the little money former minister Betta Edu transfer to her personal account can purchase over 30 units of this. The problem is those that has been leading us in the country over the years are clueless.

you guys are still sleeping on bicycle. You people never get sense. Do Nigerian government tells you that they really want to stop insecurity? Why will you need drone when you already know the people behind insecurity. Do you know the available information that is dropped on your table as a president daily. Insecurity is a win win game for Nigerian leaders. A willing government can stop insecurity in 6month. Two things that can stop insecurity in Nigeria is either negotiation or punish the sponsors which come with a big sacrifice. The issue is which Nigeria leader love the country so much that he will be willing to pay the sacrifices

malcom1X:
I am against the use of drones to strike targets, this issue was debated during the Obama era. Concerns about civilian casualties, the lack of transparency in targeting procedures, Who is making the decisions?
Are they going to be targeting farmers instead of terrorists or kidnappers?

I'm for using of drones for intelligence gathering. There are drones that can stay on air for an hour plus, if you have 3 when the other battery goes down it returns to base and the second one takes over with correct camera zoom functions and night camera.

Lastly Iran is under sanctions, Nigeria will never do business with it, that's why the drone is cheap.

To avoid or limit civilian casualties when using these drones, all they need to do is to send operators overseas for training or hire foreign operators to operate them.

I only suggested the use of drones in combating insecurity on the highway, it mustn't be the Iranian one. There is another good one made by a Turkish company. The problem is cluelessness on the part of our leaders in solving problems or lack of political will.

Princewill1:
To avoid or limit civilian casualties when using these drones, all they need to do is to send operators overseas for training or hire foreign operators to operate them.

I only suggested the use of drones in combating insecurity on the highway, it mustn't be the Iranian one. There is another good one made by a Turkish company. The problem is cluelessness on the part of our leaders in solving problems or lack of political will.

Forget all this bro. The ONLY way to stop this madness is to hire an entire brigade of foreign mercenaries, equipped with all the relevant tools and technologies (including the drones you speak of), and grant them full autonomy to do their thing on a semi permanent basis - answerable to only the president or his trusted NSA/DSS chief or Army Chief. Jonathan did it with Boko Haram and achieved startling results within only a few weeks.

If you expect our thoroughly compromised, incompetent and highly corrupt security agencies with their clueless operatives to do the job, then your optimism borders on wishful thinking.

Of course a character like Tinubu lacks the political will or the conscientious humanity to do the right thing. The only 'tough' decisions he can take are those that benefit himself and immiserate the masses.

clearcrystal:


Thanks for this, this is exactly my fear, the terrorists are more sophisticated than we think and the military need to up their game and be wary of their antics.
I strongly believe they are sponsored by some foreign eliment who supplies them with weapon.
Im positive that with the combined effort of the airforce and military we will surely defeat the terrorist.
Drone will play a major role in the fight against terrorist and the earlier we start using the better for us.

I also wish our bother isn't this porous, our aviation have full control of the airspace and the custom have control over every item shipped into this country.😕

The terrorists are NOT more sophisticated than Nigerian Military but they have backers, supporters and sympathizers withing the Military

Have you ever wondered why these terrorists don't extend their operation across the borders to Togo and Benin Republic, which are poorer countries with weaker security agencies than Nigeria?

They know that they have no supporters there and would be dealt with there.

Solution:

1) State Police: each State should protect itself

2) FG should engage Military Contractors/Mercenaries from North Korea (who are neither Christian nor Muslims nor Jewish and will not be easy to be blackmailed with religious bigotry) to flush out the Terrorists. Nigerian Military is too compromised.

So you don't know the military, police, and kidnappers are the same people? Once you're done seeing them with your iranian drone, who will you report it too?

hedonido:


Forget all this bro. The ONLY way to stop this madness is to hire an entire brigade of foreign mercenaries, equipped with all the relevant tools and technologies (including the drones you speak of), and grant them full autonomy to their thing on a semi permanent basis - answerable to only the president or his trusted NSA/DSS chief or Army Chief. Jonathan did it with Boko Haram and achieved startling results within only a few weeks.

If you expect our thoroughly compromised, incompetent and highly corrupt security agencies with their clueless operatives to do the job, then your optimism borders on wishful thinking.

Of course a character like Tinubu lacks the political will or the conscientious humanity to do the right thing. The only 'tough' decisions he can take are those that benefit himself and immiserate the masses.

Northern elites attacked his administration and accused him of killing people in the north. They conspired to kill Azazi who was the NSA then. Who did he die with? Yakowa, who Northern Muslim elites were angry as he was a Christian governing Kaduna. The south west supported Northern elites, with Tinubu at the forefront.

So OP is wasting his time. Northern elites like and prefer the insecurity as it's.

oyatz:


The terrorists are NOT more sophisticated than Nigerian Military but they have backers, supporters and sympathizers withing the Military

Have you ever wondered why these terrorists don't extend their operation across the borders to Togo and Benin Republic, which are poorer countries with weaker security agencies than Nigeria?

They know that they have no supporters there and would be dealt with there.

Solution:

1) State Police: each State should protect itself

2) FG should engage Military Contractors/Mercenaries from North Korea (who are neither Christian nor Muslims nor Jewish and will not be easy to be blackmailed with religious bigotry) to flush out the Terrorists. Nigerian Military is too compromised.

That was what Jonathan did. But Nigerians voted for Buhari because he would fight corruption

Why we can't seem to have this kidnappers under check is because of systemic corruption.

You also have some big and mighty benefitting from their activities - the guys in the bush are not the people enjoying the ransom. They have bosses they make returns to.

You have security agents who work with them by serving as their eyes on the system and whatever it's planning against these criminals.


And kidnappers take care of the families of their fallen members. So, their members are more motivated than our security agents. You can see one huge reason we don't seem to win the fight.


On the part of the drone you talked about. Our government wouldn't want to be in the bad book of the USA, so they won't buy from Iran, except through the black markets - and you know they are under sanctions.

Princewill1:
The government and security agencies in Nigeria are notoriously known to be reactive rather than proactive. It's been over 8yrs since kidnapping moved mainly from the city areas to highways and suburbs while the govt act as if they don't know this. We only wait till a big incident happens before we can react.

Kidnappers often use their victim's phones to make and receive calls during negotiation and they also receive ransom in cash so Pantami and those advocating for NIN to checkmate abductions are wasting their time.

The best way to combat this is for the security agencies to identify and list out kidnapping flashpoints recorded in the last one year in the country. Example; Abuja-Kaduna road, Enugu-Benue road, Lagos-Ibadan expressway etc and the portion or parts of the roads where the abductions took place.

Also kidnapping den where victims are kept are usually located in hinterlands and difficult terrains so it will really take a lot of resources and energy to combat this security challenge effectively. I recommend the use of drones in combating the menace. Drones can effectively be used in surveillance, intelligence gathering and in launching strikes. The camera on drones can help in identifying enemy bases and troop movement and can strike when signalled.

There is this Iranian-made drone that has been instrumental to Russia's success in Ukraine; "Shahed-136". It's cheaper (about N20million), has long-range capability and can strike target effectively. It's loitering munitions can go upto 12hrs in identifying targets.

Acquiring few dozens of this and effectively deploying it to troubled areas will end kindnapping and banditry on the highway in matter of months 'no jokes'.

Only the little money former minister Betta Edu transfer to her personal account can purchase over 30 units of this. The problem is those that has been leading us in the country over the years are clueless.

i hope they they cannot shoot it down.

Those drones you mentioned are kamikaze drones. They are explosive carrying suicide devices. They will eliminate hostages as well.
Also, they cannot be controlled when in flight. They are pre-programmed to fly to a specific location, dive down and blow up on impact. That is why they are cheap. Basically, they are small cruise missiles on a kite thing.
Drones that carry automatic sniper riffles and can be controlled from base needs sophisticated communications rig. They are expensive.

The criminals will take just 1 step to get ahead of your idea. Place a scout a few meters away who will shoot at the wings of the drone to bring it down before it reaches their camp or radio Yonkers.

IndexMode:
Those drones you mentioned are kamikaze drones. They are explosive carrying suicide devices. They will eliminate hostages as well.
Also, they cannot be controlled when in flight. They are pre-programmed to fly to a specific location, dive down and blow up on impact. That is why they are cheap. Basically, they are small cruise missiles on a kite thing.
Drones that carry automatic sniper riffles and can be controlled from base needs sophisticated communications rig. They are expensive.

The criminals will take just 1 step to get ahead of your idea. Place a scout a few meters away who will shoot at the wings of the drone to bring it down before it reaches their camp or radio Yonkers.

This thread I created as the topic implies is about using drones to effectively combat kidnapping. In the writeup above, I advocated for drones in general to be used by the security agencies to combat kidnapping, not just kamikaze.

Also, why I highlighted the Iranian-made "Shahed-136" is because of two reasons. One, because I wanted drones to be used not just only for surveillance purposes only but for actual launching airstrikes on criminal elements which I don't think our security agencies has ever explored this area before.

Two, because the drone I suggested is one of the cheapest and effective attack drone you can find in the market at the moment at about $20k(N20m) per unit. For Instance the Turkish-made "Bayraktar TB2" attack drone is $5m (N5billion) per unit. How many of this Turkish type of drones do you expect the Nigerian govt that is currently crying and battling of economic challenges to acquire ?

But the Shahed-136 I suggested can be purchased in multiple dozens due to it's cheaper cost. They can get a good drone in the market exclusively for surveillance and intelligence gathering while using the kamikaze for launching strikes.

Finally;

1. Pantami suggested using NIN to tackle it:

It will fail because kidnappers now uses their victim's phones to make and receive calls while receiving ransom money only in cash.

2. Farooq Kperogi suggested using geotagging, that is tracking phone lines using network provider tower or antenna:

It will also fail because all the kidnapper needed to do to excape the tracking is to come into the city and make negotiation calls from different parts of the city with his victim's phone thereby leaving many digital footprints on several network antennas in the city making it difficult for the security agencies to track while returning back to the hitherlands to stay with his victims and also switching off the phone.

3. Drones remains a potent method of combatting kidnapping in Nigeria. It will be deployed constantly to survey kidnapping flashpoints across the country and also attack kidnapping hideouts when necessary. I came up with this idea in 2020 when a close relative of mine was abducted on the highway.

These kidnappers who have used the forests (which span across various State borders) as safe havens have been operating for the past 8 years at least. And one fact remains most of them are non-Nigerians, though they have a few local conspirators.

The approach to curbing this challenge would primarily require converting large portions of these forests to viable socio-economic ecosystems.

First of all, military bases should be sited within these areas; no more military bases within the towns. This improves security within these areas. Newer technological methods such as drones, surveillance cameras, etc as mentioned in this thread can be employed here.

The government (Federal and State) would collaborate to put infrastructure in place within these areas: Roads, Power, Water supply systems, Layouts, etc.

These alone would attract investors to such areas especially those seeking large expanse of lands. I've partaken in projects getting such investors who look for such opportunities to develop industrial hubs, factories, etc.

This would also create opportunity for large Agricultural areas or districts; local consumption and export opportunity.

Mining opportunity in areas which have deposits. Should be properly regulated and monitored by the government.

Opportunity in the Tourism industry.

Well-controlled and monitored Forest reserves.

In addition to eliminating the safe havens used by criminals, such system boosts economic status, creates employment and productivity and a very efficient surveillance system.

The political will of not only the government, but of the people, in especially holding those in government accountable irrespective of whatever affiliation is required for such changes to take place.

Boots on the ground.

We need to send personel physically into the forests after them. All these ideas of importing sophisticated technology for those crude bandits is just hype. 20m can be enough incentive for a task force comprising vigilantes, community youth volunteers and soldiers.

Especially in cases where they have victims that would slow them down and make noises. If our task force swings into action immediately they run into the Bush, we might be getting the chance to engage them in riffle shootouts and reduce their numbers progressively.
We can also learn from the Vietnam snipers that learned to live in trees awaiting US commandos.
We can allow communities build Bobby traps around their forests. The local hunters know how to build non-lethal ones for deterrence at least.
We can change our firearms law to enhance self defense capabilities.
We can even hire almajiri-boy insiders to join and deliver something like poison to them.

Do you also think simple solutions can work better.

Princewill1:

This thread I created as the topic implies is about using drones to effectively combat kidnapping. In the writeup above, I advocated for drones in general to be used by the security agencies to combat kidnapping, not just kamikaze.

Also, why I highlighted the Iranian-made "Shahed-136" is because of two reasons. One, because I wanted drones to be used not just only for surveillance purposes only but for actual launching airstrikes on criminal elements which I don't think our security agencies has ever explored this area before.

Two, because the drone I suggested is one of the cheapest and effective attack drone you can find in the market at the moment at about $20k(N20m) per unit. For Instance the Turkish-made "Bayraktar TB2" attack drone is $5m (N5billion) per unit. How many of this Turkish type of drones do you expect the Nigerian govt that is currently crying and battling of economic challenges to acquire ?

But the Shahed-136 I suggested can be purchased in multiple dozens due to it's cheaper cost. They can get a good drone in the market exclusively for surveillance and intelligence gathering while using the kamikaze for launching strikes.

Finally;

1. Pantami suggested using NIN to tackle it:

It will fail because kidnappers now uses their victim's phones to make and receive calls while receiving ransom money only in cash.

2. Farooq Kperogi suggested using geotagging, that is tracking phone lines using network provider tower or antenna:

It will also fail because all the kidnapper needed to do to excape the tracking is to come into the city and make negotiation calls from different parts of the city with his victim's phone thereby leaving many digital footprints on several network antennas in the city making it difficult for the security agencies to track while returning back to the hitherlands to stay with his victims and also switching off the phone.

3. Drones remains a potent method of combatting kidnapping in Nigeria. It will be deployed constantly to survey kidnapping flashpoints across the country and also attack kidnapping hideouts when necessary. I came up with this idea in 2020 when a close relative of mine was abducted on the highway.