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Ikwokrikwo:
Do you think the sniper will be quieltly watching them go and pick it up?
Hell no!
Ditto coogar

most sniper rifles are usually one round per shot. it's a tedious process for snipers to reload & aim again.

Khabuqi:
Come to think of it, an m60 in a robbery is a fúcked up situation.
Those guys are not regular robbers. They are probably militants that came with Jonathan to Lagos
I also heard General Boyloaf is in town. Na him boys be dat.

exactly my thoughts!
people are just assuming the robbers are area boys that just came about an M60. Fashola should be very concerned what that kind of gun is doing in his city.

coogar:
you are kidding, right!
that's an M60 general purpose machine gun. the length of that belt means he has about 100 rounds. the maximum range of that gun is about 3km.

it's the perfect killing machine.
why would they take such ammo to a robbery operation if they aren't already used to it? they must have had enough practises with it.

we should be thanking GOD the number of casualties didn't exceed what was reported. under no circumstance should that weapon be used within a city.

Clearly a light machine gun most probable a GPMG chambered with 7.61mm, in the hands of those robbers far from precise but creating terror with aimless reckless shooting. Considering that they are standing in the open not in cover, I guess they are either high on drugs or they believe there will be no immediate response from our cowardly police.


Looking at the position and elevation angle of the camera the estimated distance of all targets is within 120 metres. Using an assault rifle with optic sights, preferably a M4, HK416 even an AR15 first two shooters dropped in 1.5 seconds head shot on the 1st and body shot to the second then pin the third shooter down if he steps out the SUV he’s down, furthermore they don’t seem to have any body armour.

These guys must have operated for at least 15 minutes, WHERE POLICE DEH??

komekn:
Clearly a light machine gun most probable a GPMG chambered with 7.61mm, in the hands of those robbers far from precise but creating terror with aimless reckless shooting. Considering that they are standing in the open not in cover, I guess they are either high on drugs or they believe there will be no immediate response from our cowardly police.


Looking at the position and elevation angle of the camera the estimated distance of all targets is within 120 metres. Using an assault rifle with optic sights, preferably a M4, HK416 even an AR15 first two shooters dropped in 1.5 seconds head shot on the 1st and body shot to the second then pin the third shooter down if he steps out the SUV he’s down, furthermore they don’t seem to have any body armour.

These guys must have operated for at least 15 minutes, WHERE POLICE DEH??

jonathan was in lagos
the robbers knew there would be a shortage of police in the city. that's intelligence & highly professional. more reasons to think these boys aren't run of the mill.

it's the aimless reckless shooting that i fear the most. the carnage is always always unpretty. i won't be surprised if the robbers had grenades on them.

Ikwokrikwo:
You guys are only looking at it from the weapon angle, what is the use of a sophiscated weapon if you don't even know your target or where he is? Like I said above a sniper would have had the advantage of sight, elevation, initiative, planning and time. Yes the guys could have gone mad and shot blindly but a confident sniper will take the rest of them out before they do much damage.
I wouldn't mind one or 2 more people getting injured if it would have meant the death of these robbers.
The fact that the guys are still out there alive is real danger.

yes you are right. A good sniper, with the right weapon, will take them out in less than 10sec.
That is too little time for them cause much damage, yes.
But, what chances are there that there will be a good sniper, with appropriate training and weapon around?
You understand we are talking about civilians, even if every civilian were to carry their gun, most people will only carry a pistol. And anybody with a pistol, no matter how trained, will have to get closer to attack effectively, which will mean a suicide attack.



14:51:25
Fri, Mar 13, 2015

coogar:
jonathan was in lagos
the robbers knew there would be a shortage of police in the city. that's intelligence & highly professional. more reasons to think these boys aren't run of the mill.

it's the aimless reckless shooting that i fear the most. the carnage is always always unpretty. i won't be surprised if the robbers had grenades on them.

At this stage in our development should there not be specialist police squads, a strategic contingency plan for this kind of expected situation.

But it’s quite obvious none of these basic elementary security planning and strategic management processes were in place. We seem to be stuck in a reactionary mindset as opposed to being proactively expectant.

Doesn’t Lagos city have strategic security plan?? That converges multiple security agencies to have a joined up response, again very, very basic city planning.

WHICH KIND POLICE WE GET SEF

Ikwokrikwo:
Do you think the sniper will be quieltly watching them go and pick it up?
Hell no!
Ditto coogar

Dont forget the sniper would be taken a gamble so there would definitely be time to pick and hide. since no one was expecting them before, its most impossible to have two snipers attaching them at same time. fact!! [b][/b]

komekn:
At this stage in our development should there not be specialist police squads, a strategic contingency plan for this kind of expected situation.

But it’s quite obvious none of these basic elementary security planning and strategic management processes were in place. We seem to be stuck in a reactionary mindset as opposed to being proactively expectant.

Doesn’t Lagos city have strategic security plan?? That converges multiple security agencies to have a joined up response, again very, very basic city planning.

WHICH KIND POLICE WE GET SEF

governors continue to clamour for state police but crooked politicians like GEJ don't want to give that power to state governors - they want the federal government to control police so that it would be easier for them to rig elections.

whenever the president is visiting any state, 99% of the entire police force in that state would be on duty for the president's safety. it's the perfect recipe for crimes to be committed in the other areas of the state.


lagos should have its own LAPD or LSPD. the population of the state is too huge to rely on NPF. but then, how would GEJ & PDP rig elections in lagos if such is allowed? theres a fear the incumbent government would use state police to their own advantage.


we have a long way to go!

blackjack21:
yes you are right. A good sniper, with the right weapon, will take them out in less than 10sec.
That is too little time for them cause much damage, yes.
But, what chances are there that there will be a good sniper, with appropriate training and weapon around?
You understand we are talking about civilians, even if every civilian were to carry their gun, most people will only carry a pistol. And anybody with a pistol, no matter how trained, will have to get closer to attack effectively, which will mean a suicide attack.



14:51:25
Fri, Mar 13, 2015

• Looking at the prime location, firstly there is no way, there were not police within close proximity who would have heard those shots.

• Most definitely the Bank would have some sort of panic button to alert police.


• Even more probable a thousand telephone calls to the police from bystanders within seconds, where was the police response


Standard issue for most modern police forces is assault rifles chambered with the low recoil 5.56mm. Unit cost of M4 with optics whole sale not more than $500, or if u like the highly effective Tavor 21, for sure you can pick up the HK416 fully adapted suppressors and optics for under $1k per unit.

Effective range of AK47 is under 300metres under high stress, no optics just steel sights and with its heavy recoil you are hard pressed to get a head shot at 120metres, however still effective body shots with an experienced operator.

I presume the police didn’t fancy their chances even with them out numbering the robbers with a large margin. I mean how could they walk away unchallenged and get away.

blackjack21:
yes you are right. A good sniper, with the right weapon, will take them out in less than 10sec.
That is too little time for them cause much damage, yes.
But, what chances are there that there will be a good sniper, with appropriate training and weapon around?
You understand we are talking about civilians, even if every civilian were to carry their gun, most people will only carry a pistol. And anybody with a pistol, no matter how trained, will have to get closer to attack effectively, which will mean a suicide attack.



14:51:25
Fri, Mar 13, 2015

Blackjack 4sure no doubts I would drop two shooters in 1.5 seconds, one head shot and two body shots on the second shooter then pin the third shooter in SUV all done in less than 5 seconds, if he comes out he drops. No Shakin.

190theclown:

But even the charlie Harbo terrorist attack in paris was well filmed
Ive got over 3 copies of that attack with me, Its got nothing to do with people filming the attack
the robbers came for one thing which was to rob, they dont care if they are being filmed as long as they dont see you
or you point the thing in their faces, anyways its a situation we all dont wanna find ourselves
May God continue to protect us in these trying times. ..
RIP to the dead

^^^
I think there is a difference between armed robbery incidents such as yesterday's and the Charlie Hebdoo attack.

I have no idea if the Charlie Hebdoo duo knew if they were being filmed. Or if they knew where the 'camera' man/woman was located. If they did know perhaps they would have reacted negatively. Its hard to tell. In any case the duo were already known to the authorities and they (the attackers) knew it was only a question of time before the final showdown.

Armed robbers here on the other hand know that a positive identification is often the beginning of the end for them. Granted, the ones who carried out yesterday's attack did not wear masks but there is a difference between being seen by bystanders for a few minutes and being caught on film. One of the two involves a permanent record which can mean the difference between evading the law for a long period of time and being caught almost immediately.

We really can't say how any given set of bandits will operate. There isn't a template for their actions as such. I can imagine as you say, some may not mind being filmed as long as they can't see those doing the filming. I can also imagine some will mind and will act swiftly to neutralize any potential source of video evidence and they will shoot to kill anyone who they think is harbouring such intent. Its hard to tell from a distance what will happen.

These are dangerous times.

komekn:
• Looking at the prime location, firstly there is no way, there were not police within close proximity who would have heard those shots.

• Most definitely the Bank would have some sort of panic button to alert police.


• Even more probable a thousand telephone calls to the police from bystanders within seconds, where was the police response


Standard issue for most modern police forces is assault rifles chambered with the low recoil 5.56mm. Unit cost of M4 with optics whole sale not more than $500, or if u like the highly effective Tavor 21, for sure you can pick up the HK416 fully adapted suppressors and optics for under $1k per unit.

Effective range of AK47 is under 300metres under high stress, no optics just steel sights and with its heavy recoil you are hard pressed to get a head shot at 120metres, however still effective body shots with an experienced operator.

I presume the police didn’t fancy their chances even with them out numbering the robbers with a large margin. I mean how could they walk away unchallenged and get away.

we were talking about civilians but, if you want to talk about Nigerian police, I will just say to you-
"STORY FOR THE GODS

But for civilian to carry AK47 or any equivalent assult rifle around, even with license, is highly unlikely.


15:36:27
Fri, Mar 13, 2015

Interesting back and forth argument about how a sniper would have fared in yesterday's shootout. But any argument about it can only be academic.

The area where this happened yesterday is a mix of government, residential and commercial buildings. Homes, Supermarkets, stores, boutiques, schools, pharmacies, banks and government offices. Ordinary Nigerians going about the ordinary business of life in peacetime. Not exactly the kind of environment or situation you have snipers reporting for duty.

I would have been very surprised if it turned out that a sniper had shot at the bandits from any of the buildings mentioned above. It would mean that the secretaries, cashiers, office assistants, sales reps, admin officers and clerks in the government offices/commercial enterprises in the area are clearly leading a double life.

It would have been hard to mount a frontal assault on those men yesterday - as can be seen from the video, they stood at the intersection, right at the t-junction. Anyone attempting to approach them from any of the three roads leading to the junction would have been discovered immediately and probably shot on sight. For those talking about snipers - most people immediately put their homes and offices under lockdown when the shooting started. Even if against all odds, a team of snipers was quickly put together yesterday, it would have been hard for law enforcement to convince people to open up their homes or offices for snipers to take up positions. Nobody was sure who the enemy was yesterday - remember the bandits were wearing army fatigues. A completely messed up situation.

Yesterday showed up the weaknesses in our security architecture.

bushdoc9919:


I don't know much about guns....but did you just say..belt fed machine gun?

Were these robbers...or ?

We need serious arms control laws in this our country.

Yes indeed, the man at the intersection was holding a belt-fed machine-gun. At one point he held unto the ammunition belt, then he let it hang loose, dangling down from the breech of the gun like a snake till it dragged on the ground. The young woman commenting while the video footage was filmed also mentioned that the bullets were "falling out of the gun", in reference to the ammo belt dangling down from the weapon.

Regardless, that weapon can keep firing on full automatic for a LONG time, depending on how many rounds are in the affixed belt, and whether the machine-gunner has brought along additional ammo belts draped around his chest, ready to lock and load when the first one is exhausted during the fire spraying exercise.

coogar:
i watch movies!



no police force in the world would have been able to deal with robbers carrying M60. it would take a bit of time to contain them.



go and read about the infamous north hollywood bank robbery. LAPD was subdued by 2 robbers. just 2 of them held down a bank for 45 mins. police ran out of ammo, fled to a gun store to pack more ammo before the robbers could be stopped!

the robbers were well armed, well protected by modified bulletproof gear & they went apeshït. they even shot at the helicopters covering the news. it's the scariest bank robbery i have heard of.

Sure that was an M60? I doubt (M60 is not the only GPMG). Even it it was, M60 can fire different rounds. You cannot hit targets with sporadic wild fire.

If one of them was hit, that is surprise element, and the rest would flee. The tactical thing to do would be to imobilise one first, and try taking the rest down. That approach would make his comrades want to assist him, further exposing them.

I've said it b4, I'll say it again.... NEVER RUN AROUND WHEN U HEAR GUNS FIRED.... FVCKING MAKE LOVE TO THE NEAREST GROUND.......................... THE ONE BENEATH YOUR FEET..... AND STAY THERE TILL U ARE SURE IT IS OVER OR YOU ARE SAFE.....

PapiWata:
Yes indeed, the man at the intersection was holding a belt-fed machine-gun. At one point he held unto the ammunition belt, then he let it hang loose, dangling down from the breech of the gun like a snake till it dragged on the ground. The young woman commenting while the video footage was filmed also mentioned that the bullets were "falling out of the gun", in reference to the ammo belt dangling down from the weapon.

Regardless, that weapon can keep firing on full automatic for a LONG time, depending on how many rounds are in the affixed belt, and whether the machine-gunner has brought along additional ammo belts draped around his chest, ready to lock and load when the first one is exhausted during the fire spraying exercise.

When you stand up exposed NO COVER and with a LMG like that on full auto you make yourself a sitting duck you dont need to be a sniper, very easy for police to creep up on them in between the various abandoned cars and at 300metres with any decent assault rifle take them out.

komekn:
When you stand up exposed NO COVER and with a LMG like that on full auto you make yourself a sitting duck you dont need to be a sniper, very easy for police to creep up on them in between the various abandoned cars and at 300metres with any decent assault rifle take them out.

The problem with that is that one doesn't know where the rest of the gang is posted. Clearly the gang was not concerned about any resistance from the police, but if someone had shot one of them, they would have killed quite a few more people than they did, as they made their escape.

Excuses, excuses, excuses!

Those of you giving excuses like "how would a sniper get here", "their gun is too big".. You all should be ashamed of yourselves.

Nigerian Police is a monumental joke, however I'd say RIP to those that lost their lives yesterday.

Where was the legitimate response?

I was driving past lekki-epe when I got the call, but I couldn't see sirens of police cars headed towards that direction.

EVEN THE BULLET PROOF ARMORED POLICE TANK WAS JUST CHILLING IN FRONT OF LEKKI AS IF IT'S SOME HISTORIC ARTIFACT.

God please deliver us from corrupt and senseless leadership at all levels, Federal, State, Local and all parastatals.

saxywale:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UX4opGkhtc

one of the videos of the incident I found on youtube...three men in camouflage can be clearly seen ..one or two of them are shooting into the air.
...one had an automatic rifle with several rounds of live ammunition dangling from the rifle...the girl that shot the video get mind sha...

You no hear her accent? Na Edo (Bini) Geh (girl)

How many of the robbers now did Mbu's boys killed in return? How many of the robbers now did Mbu's boys killed in return?

Story for. D. Gods

@coogar a sniper takes down the major threat in situations likes this.
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They would have probably stolen over 10 million to use the M60 like you suggests. The gun probably for cover while the make for the run..
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All in all, the robbery had bin well planned, the timing was right and the element of surprise was second to none.
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I would advise the security to go for this daredevils, because they are not only trained but precise.
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In cases like this i advice people to lau flat, than run

GhostProtocol:
Excuses, excuses, excuses!
Those of you giving excuses like "how would a sniper get here", "their gun is too big".. You all should be ashamed of yourselves.
Nigerian Police is a monumental joke, however I'd say RIP to those that lost their lives yesterday.
Where was the legitimate response?
I was driving past lekki-epe when I got the call, but I couldn't see sirens of police cars headed towards that direction.

EVEN THE BULLET PROOF ARMORED POLICE TANK WAS JUST CHILLING IN FRONT OF LEKKI AS IF IT'S SOME HISTORIC ARTIFACT.
God please deliver us from corrupt and senseless leadership at all levels, Federal, State, Local and all parastatals.

GhostProtocol:
Excuses, excuses, excuses!
Those of you giving excuses like "how would a sniper get here", "their gun is too big".. You all should be ashamed of yourselves.
Nigerian Police is a monumental joke, however I'd say RIP to those that lost their lives yesterday.
Where was the legitimate response?
I was driving past lekki-epe when I got the call, but I couldn't see sirens of police cars headed towards that direction.

EVEN THE BULLET PROOF ARMORED POLICE TANK WAS JUST CHILLING IN FRONT OF LEKKI AS IF IT'S SOME HISTORIC ARTIFACT.
God please deliver us from corrupt and senseless leadership at all levels, Federal, State, Local and all parastatals.

Common guy,
Robbers such as these are clinically insane.
No sane Law enforcement commander will go for confrontation. The ideal thing especially in this clime is to delay response to avoid civilian and personel casualty and thereafter investigate and catch the lawbreakers when the least expect it. People take it that the policemen show cowardice by arriving crime scenes long after robberies but this is not the case but deliberate life saving actions as a life lost can never be replaced

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crowaddy:
Common guy,
Robbers such as these are clinically insane.
No sane Law enforcement commander will go for confrontation. The ideal thing especially in this clime is to delay response to avoid civilian and personel casualty and thereafter investigate and catch the lawbreakers when the least expect it. People take it that the policemen show cowardice by arriving crime scenes long after robberies but this is not the case but deliberate life saving actions as a life lost can never be replaced

You have touched on a very important point. Delayed response, AFTER the banditos took to the water again in their speedboat, would have been highly effective. Since it was known from the onset that these robbers arrived by boat from the lagoon, a helicopter gunship could have been positioned nearby, ready to scramble the instant radio reports confirmed that the attackers were back in their speed boat, and making their way out over the lagoon waters.

The helicopter gunship could then have taken off, followed the boat, and opened fire from above when there was a clear shot. The entire gang would have been wiped out in a flash, with ZERO risk to anyone else, since ALL other boat traffic on the lagoon would have stopped due to the general panic caused by the robbers' gunfire. Case closed. Game over.

PapiWata:
You have touched on a very important point. Delayed response, AFTER the banditos took to the water again in their speedboat, would have been highly effective. Since it was known from the onset that these robbers arrived by boat from the lagoon, a helicopter gunship could have been positioned nearby, ready to scramble the instant radio reports confirmed that the attackers were back in their speed boat, and making their way out over the lagoon waters.
The helicopter gunship could then have taken off, followed the boat, and opened fire from above when there was a clear shot. The entire gang would have been wiped out in a flash, with ZERO risk to anyone else, since ALL other boat traffic on the lagoon would have stopped due to the general panic caused by the robbers' gunfire. Case closed. Game over.

You too dey watch film and DSTV. Very few(if not any) 3rd world countries have such response capabilities. We must be practical with our suggestions. What you mentioned could be ideal but it's not practical due to affordability issues perculiar to our ENVIROMENT

crowaddy:
You too dey watch film and DSTV. Very few(if not any) 3rd world countries have such response capabilities. We must be practical with our suggestions. What you mentioned could be ideal but it's not practical due to affordability issues perculiar to our ENVIROMENT

I watch too many action movies for sure ha ha. Returning to African Third World reality, even a cash-strapped nation like Nigeria can certainly afford to buy DOZENS of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), whose prices online range from $200 USD at the low end for hobbyist RC pilots, right on up to top-of-the-line professional grade GPS-guided drones carrying high-definition, high-magnification video cameras, and featuring way-point-programmable auto-pilots capable of returning to their launch site at the touch of a button, all for $10 thousand US dollars or less per fully kitted bird.

With that vital eye-in-the-sky hovering silently over active crime scenes and relaying LIVE, real-time video footage to an un-marked command vehicle parked just outside the hot zone, police speedboats or ground patrol teams can spring into action during the gang's vulnerable escape phase of the robbery, when the gunmen are crowded into one or two vehicles that can be tracked from the air, facilitating ambush by law enforcement operatives preemptively rushed towards coordinates relayed by the drone pursuing the bad guys at a height of a few hundred feet above the ground or lagoon where conflict with overhead electricity cables and cellphone antennae towers is minimized.

For the price of buying just ONE full-scale police patrol helicopter, a discerning, security-conscious government on a tight budget could wisely purchase several HUNDRED top-of-the-line UAV drones, along with the electronic gear needed to convert innocent-looking civilian 4WD trucks into clandestine mobile ground control stations that can be positioned up to a mile distant from shootouts and armed robberies, in order to inform a more effective police response to the unfolding mayhem.

With Lagos State Governor Fashola's record of bold, technically savvy and cost effective policy innovations during his illustrious tenure thus far, it should not come as a surprise if the use of drone technology is quietly adopted by the Fashola administration, then applied under a cloak of secrecy to great effect against violent daylight crime typified by occurrence in Lagos two days ago, which was the first after a 7-year lull in that genre of spectacular daylight attack.

[size=14pt]Your Excellency Governor Fashola sir, YOU NEED DRONES ! YOU NEED DRONES NOW ! [/size]

PapiWata:
I watch too many action movies for sure ha ha. Returning to African Third World reality, even a cash-strapped nation like Nigeria can certainly afford to buy DOZENS of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), whose prices online range from $200 USD at the low end for hobbyist RC pilots, right on up to top-of-the-line professional grade GPS-guided drones carrying high-definition, high-magnification video cameras, and featuring way-point-programmable auto-pilots capable of returning to their launch site at the touch of a button, all for $10 thousand US dollars or less per fully kitted bird.
With that vital eye-in-the-sky hovering silently over active crime scenes and relaying LIVE, real-time video footage to an un-marked command vehicle parked just outside the hot zone, police speedboats or ground patrol teams can spring into action during the gang's vulnerable escape phase of the robbery, when the gunmen are crowded into one or two vehicles that can be tracked from the air, facilitating ambush by law enforcement operatives preemptively rushed towards coordinates relayed by the drone pursuing the bad guys at a height of few hundred feet above the ground or lagoon where conflict with overhead electricity cables and cellphone antennae towers is minimized.
For the price of buying just ONE full-scale police patrol helicopter, a discerning, security-conscious government on a tight budget could wisely purchase several HUNDRED top-of-the-line UAV drones, along with the electronic gear needed to convert innocent-looking civilian 4WD trucks into clandestine mobile ground control stations that can be positioned up to a mile distant from shootouts and armed robberies, in order to inform a more effective police response to the unfolding mayhem.
With Lagos State Governor Fashola's record of bold, technically savvy and cost effective policy innovations during his illustrious tenure thus far, it should not come as a surprise if the use of drone technology is quietly adopted by the Fashola administration, then applied under a cloak of secrecy to great effect against violent daylight crime typified by occurrence in Lagos two days ago, which was the first after a 7-year lull in that genre of spectacular daylight attack.
[size=14pt]Your Excellency Governor Fashola sir, YOU NEED DRONES ! YOU NEED DRONES NOW ! [/size]

Can you prepare a detailed proposal on what you just mentioned here?

crowaddy:
Can you prepare a detailed proposal on what you just mentioned here?

These are cutting-edge top-of-the-line drones, available to law enforcement or private users.

http://www.microdrones.com/en/products/md4-1000/at-a-glance/ Cost Unlisted. Flies surveillance missions of up to 45 minutes.

http://www.aeryon.com/applications/military.html Cost Not Specified. This baby shoots video airborne in high winds for up to 50 minutes.

http://www.hse-uav.com/rdass_1000_4_rotor_electric_uas.htm Total System Cost $8,300 USD. Professional gear, and not for hobbyists.

http://www.maxsur.com/category_s/1864.htm Price quotations available ONLY to law enforcement officers. Civilians need not apply ha ha.

The links below contains general information about police drone applications.

http://hse-uav.com/

http://www.microdrones.com/en/applications/areas-of-application/security/

At the low extreme of price, sold at $1000 or below, but offering only 25 minutes flight time, you have the respected DJ Phantom multi-rotor series, in the below link

http://www.dji.com/products/compare-phantom

Finally, saving the best and costliest for last, we have the Area Fada of all Drones, which I imagine costs at least $20 thousand US per unit - The Stationair, made in France. This monster is powered not by batteries, but by a turbo fan engine that runs on aviation kerosine, and offers a whopping 1.5 HOURS of flight time, which is unmatched by any other drone on the commercial market, and thus is entirely in a class of its own, for ridiculously long flight time, during which it can cover a range of 30 kilometers.

http://www.stationair.fr/vtol-uav/ Shoots video magnified by 20-power to ENLARGE high-resolution, gyro-stabilized real-time footage.

http://cinescopophilia.com/thats-not-a-drone-this-is-a-drone-the-stationair-vtol-uav-professional-drone/ Some nice video footage here.

PapiWata:
These are cutting-edge top-of-the-line drones, available to law enforcement or private users.

http://www.microdrones.com/en/products/md4-1000/at-a-glance/ Cost Unlisted. Flies surveillance missions of up to 45 minutes.

http://www.aeryon.com/applications/military.html Cost Not Specified. This baby shoots video airborne in high winds for up to 50 minutes.

http://www.hse-uav.com/rdass_1000_4_rotor_electric_uas.htm Total System Cost $8,300 USD. Professional gear, and not for hobbyists.

http://www.maxsur.com/category_s/1864.htm Price quotations available ONLY to law enforcement officers. Civilians need not apply ha ha.

The links below contains general information about police drone applications.

http://hse-uav.com/

http://www.microdrones.com/en/applications/areas-of-application/security/

At the low extreme of price, sold at $1000 or below, but offering only 25 minutes flight time, you have the respected DJ Phantom multi-rotor series, in the below link

http://www.dji.com/products/compare-phantom

Finally, saving the best and costliest for last, we have the Area Fada of all Drones, which I imagine costs at least $20 thousand US per unit - The Staionair, made in France. This monster is powered not by batteries, but by a turbo fan engine that runs on aviation kerosine, and offers a whopping 1.5 HOURS of flight time, which is unmatched by any other drone on the commercial market, and thus is entirely in a class of its own, for ridiculously long flight time, during which it can cover a range of 30 kilometers.

http://www.stationair.fr/vtol-uav/

http://cinescopophilia.com/thats-not-a-drone-this-is-a-drone-the-stationair-vtol-uav-professional-drone/ Some nice video footage here.

I remember the Anambra state governor doing something like this and it was posted here but some Nairalanders decided to ridicule the plan due to political difference. I am sure that by now, they'll be able to see the use of these UAVs. It may not be much, but it can lead us somewhere. And this incident is also a wake up call to the government to train special units for things like this.

Do we even have trained snipers in this country?

This is the same way Boko Haram carries out onslaught in the glare of the public with no resistance from Nigerian security operatives. People have often alleged that residents of those areas must be aiding and abetting Boko Haram, otherwise how could they just storm the city and then disappear without a trace. Hmmm...; perhaps we should think the people of Lekki are aiding and abetting these armed robbers!. How could they storm Lekki, rob comfortably and disappear without a trace