https://www.nairaland.com/2569311/oil-theft-nnpc-deploy-drones

Read a thread at d link above saying dat NNPC to deploy drones to stop oil theft. Pls am in d dark here. Which type of drones are they talking about?? Is it military drones like the ones in the image below or just supervising drones?
If its military drones, why I think it will be a bad decision by the NNPC

1) drones are high military hardwares that requires great technical knowledge,. Do we have such in Nigeria?? Am not trying to mock us o, but reason with me ordinary helicopters we do have crashes not to talk of a drone. And if paraventure a drone happens to crash near an oil pipe.. Uhmm I don need to tell what will happen.

2) military drones that I know of has a maximum level that it can reach to the ground thereby making it impossible for close missile bombardments, instead they are usual used for random strikes, now tell me can this type of technique be used in hunting oil thieves?? Wat if an oil pipe bust?? Is dat not tragedy??

3) Rather than spending such huge amount of money on acquiring a drone just to hunt oil thieves in the South, the drones should be used in bombing d entire sambisa forest and all boko haram strong holds in Nigeria.. It will be more useful that way.

4) can we really cope with the side effects of drones, cause if drones get into wrong hands, a single missile can wipe out my mother's village and we know our military capabilities dont let us add to our problems

With these points I will urge the NNPC to rethink.. Cause drones are not toys oo u guys should remember hiroshima

I just pray its a supervision drone with little or no weapon attached. Below are the images of military and amazon drones below.
Thanks

Hian. ...na wa to you o. There are surveillance drones na without weaponry. Do u have any other suggestions to tackle the problem?

You shouldn't be too quick to criticise.

LadyF whats that "OK" for?

Maybe we should borrow op's eyes to secure the place

ladyF:
Hian. ...na wa to you o. There are surveillance drones na without weaponry. Do u have any other suggestions to tackle the problem?

You shouldn't be too quick to criticise.

I said am in d dark?? So you should explain to me wat kinds of drones he meant

dunsman:


I said am in d dark?? So you should explain to me wat kinds of drones he meant

I dont know what kind of drones they will be using. There are ordinary surveillance drones, then they are the ones that are made for combat. They have their disadvantages tho. There were reports that a drone spotted the planes involved in the 9-11 attacks, but it was a surveillance drone so there was not much it could have done. A drone can be as small as the size of a ladies handbag....so u can see how useful it can turn out to be.

But I think the drones are cost effective compared to having people on ground. Take note that u will have to pay these people on a monthly basis plus other operational cost.

DahtzFestjayz:
LadyF whats that "OK" for?

Which Ok are you referring to?

ladyF:

I dont know what kind of drones they will be using. There are ordinary surveillance drones, then they are the ones that are made for combat. They have their disadvantages tho. There were reports that a drone spotted the planes involved in the 9-11 attacks, but it was a surveillance drone so there was not much it could have done. A drone can be as small as the size of a ladies handbag....so u can see how useful it can turn out to be.

But I think the drones are cost effective compared to having people on ground. Take note that u will have to pay these people on a monthly basis plus other operational cost.

That's how better pple answer question, some pple would have rained abusive words on you

The drones are meant for surveillance only... they are not military hardware and will not be firing weapons.

dunsman:


That's how better pple answer question, some pple would have rained abusive words on you

you're welcome.

Typin

Brb

Lady F just spoke my mind

ladyF:
Hian. ...na wa to you o. There are surveillance drones na without weaponry. Do u have any other suggestions to tackle the problem?

You shouldn't be too quick to criticise.

chei, when woman begin de correct me you about military weapons or tech you know you're finished as a man dunsman

ladyF:
Hian. ...na wa to you o. There are surveillance drones na without weaponry. Do u have any other suggestions to tackle the problem?

You shouldn't be too quick to criticise.

resource control should solve all this enigma...let niger deltans control their own crude resource...let all malams and south westerners look inward and create monies and not die on this oil wahala...so tey them wan use drone like say na syria be this...which kin mumu country be this....

Coming back to read

OP be informed. The Drone here is for Ariel Surveillance. Nigeria do not have armed ballistic drones like the ones you imagined.

It is a good addition to patrol the Pipelines.

God bless Nigeria!

mikolo80:
chei, when woman begin de correct me you about military weapons or tech you know you're finished as a man dunsman

She did not correct me, she enlightened me!! That's y majority of you can't learn.. No one k ows it all

dunsman:


She did not correct me, she enlightened me!! That's y majority of you can't learn.. No one k ows it all

tomayto tomahto

This would be wonderful, surveillance drones can be handy in thick forested vegetation