As part of efforts to strengthen the capacity of the Nigeria Police personnel to tackle terrorism and other contemporary security challenges the US Department of State, yesterday at the FHQ Abuja donated Explosives Ordinance Disposal (EOD) remote control robots to the Nigeria Police Force. The robots are capable of carrying out safe detonation of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and can demobilise explosives-laden vehicles among others. According to the press statement made available to LEADERSHIP, while demonstrating the capacity of the robots during a formal presentation of the equipment to the IGP, a Nigeria Police EOD robot technician stated that the device can locate and defuse suspicious and hazardous explosive items from remote places and is also capable of firing “disrupters” and delivering counter IED charges that can demobilize and render an IED safe. The IGP expressed gratitude to the donor and promised to put the robots to effective use across the country.

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