Experts in bomb detonation would soon not need
to get closer to such dangerous objects to neutralise them as the Nigerian
Airforce has invented a robot to undertake such task from a far distance.
Commandant of the Nigerian Airforce Institute of Technology (NAFIT), Kaduna, John Oshoniyi on Monday said the institute had developed a bomb detective robot capable of detecting bombs from afar, and an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for surveillance and intelligence gathering in crisis prone parts of the country.
At a news conference in
preparation for the 42nd graduation ceremony of the institute, the commandant
said the bomb detonating robot, would assist the security agencies to check the
series of bombings by terrorist groups.
The Boko Haram terrorists
group has been unleashing waves of violence attacks in the northern part of
Nigeria since 2009, and bombs have become its favourite lethal weapon.
On 14 February 2012, a
policeman, Sunday Badang, was killed while attempting to detonate a bomb
wrapped inside a bag with bare hands along Ungwar Seriki area of Kaduna
metropolis.
As a result of that
unfortunate incident, NAFIT went into research that led to the invention of
this unmanned robot.
Displaying the robot before
newsmen, Mr Oshoniyi said the equipment would be presented to the public as
soon as it is ready, adding that the UAV, the first in Africa, was a product of
the transformation agenda of the Goodluck Jonathan’s administration in
attaining higher pedestal in military aviation and defence related technology.
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