The Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory
(FCT) has warned against the indiscriminate and illegal use of personal and commercial drones in the FCT.

In a statement released, the police command said information at its disposal as well as public outcry on the sighting of drones hovering around personal and government-restricted air-spaces contrary to extant laws, thereby creating fear and apprehension in the minds of residents, pushed the decision.

The statement adds that the police boss has therefore ordered the immediate enforcement of drone usage regulations, arrest of violators and confiscation of such drones.


The statement in part reads

''Consequent upon the above, the Commissioner of Police
FCT Command CP Babaji Sunday has directed the immediate Enforcement of Drone usage Regulations, arrest
of violators, and the confiscation of such Drones.

In the light of the above, it is pertinent to state that flying
drones in the FCT requires meeting certain qualifications,
obtaining certifications, as demanded by the Nigerian Civil
Aviation Authority (NCAA), & Obtaining approval from the
Office of the National Security Adviser- (NSA) as the case
may be without which it becomes an offense to at any time and any day be found flying one.

The CP while calling for calm, noted that investigations
carried out has shown that the small and lightweight drones sighted are of zero imminent security threat as they
are flown by individuals for leisure or commercial purposes.

However, to help the Police effectively Police the air-spaces, it is important to in addition to the above notify the Police of the usage of the drone in every instance, especially for commercial purposes.'

The Commissioner of Police, while tasking DPOs and other
vital organs of the Command to carry out the enforcement,
urged residents to be law-abiding and exercise calm
bearing in mind the assurance of the Command’s unalloyed commitment to bringing crime and criminality to its barest minimum. while the Police continue to take proactive security measures, residents are urged to remain vigilant, and report any suspicious or abnormal occurrences to the Police through the following emergencylines: 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653, and 08028940883, while the Public Complaint Bureau (PCB) desk, could be reached on: 0902 222 2352.''

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2022/08/05/insecurity-fct-police-warn-against-unauthorised-use-of-drones/

Really, this sounds desperate

Drones that are being used freely around the world? Seems these fellas have not heard about artificial intelligence-use of robots, drones in combating insecurity.

What happened to harnessing this same technology to curb the rampaging insecurity? They will never see the real threat coming but always majoring in the minor and vice versa. All the security agencies under this government are just as clueless and incompetent as the government they subserve.

Welcome to Fulani Republic
Where carpenters are harassed in the north for changing roofing sheets are accused of peeping into compounds they kept their women.....
Where flying drones for commercial purposes is seen as peeping to seen their women....so they need to protect them ....drones for commercial purposes need to go....

Racoon:
Drones that are being used freely around the world? Seems these fellas have not heard about artificial intelligence-use of robots, drones in combating insecurity.

What happened to harnessing this same technology to curb the rampaging insecurity? They will never see the real threat coming but always majoring in the minor and vice versa. All the security agencies under this government are just as clueless and incompetent as the government they subserve.

you're wasting your time, they don't believe it and they're not ready to be informed... All they think of is Jihad and protecting their wives from snatchers while they still go after young women

Drones wey many photographers dey take get daily bread.

Nigeria is the only country where security agencies will channel their energy on the livelihood of the masses instead of actually going after criminals. First they want to ban Okada nationwide becos "bandits use them for movement". Now they want to ban drones

Because these hobbyist drones are exposing Bandit camps around Abuja they are now being banned ....The compol has not made a statement regarding the bandits that have put a siege

They are scared that we now have the solutions to detecting where the bandits are
If this is coming from our agencies, it is clear who our enemies truly are

Buhari is just dead weight

Racoon:
Drones that are being used freely around the world? Seems these fellas have not heard about artificial intelligence-use of robots, drones in combating insecurity.

What happened to harnessing this same technology to curb the rampaging insecurity? They will never see the real threat coming but always majoring in the minor and vice versa. All the security agencies under this government are just as clueless and incompetent as the government they subserve.

These guys are not incompetent, they just want to pave the way for the terrorists to have maximum impact.

The reason is simple:
The drones locate the hudeouts of the terrorists they are protecting...

Nothing abouz the terrorists should be known, nothing should be seen or heard until the terrorists get a foothold on Nigeria by killing and kidnapping every Nigerians while giving the excuse that they were helpless...

With drones you can easily locate the locations of terrorists hideout as an independent Journalist without putting your life in danger..

The police know why and what they are up to.
The residents in Abuja 3cday aga discovered a terrorist kidnapping hideout opposite a force headquaters right there in Abuja