The federal government is in the process of buying tracking devices to stem the growing tide of kidnapping.
The revelation was made by the Federal Capital Territory minister, Nyesom Wike.
The latter made mention of the plan during a chat with newsmen in which he lamented the destitute of the devices in the circle of the country’s security agencies.
“It’s unfortunate to say this, that mostly the security agencies, in particular I will say, the police here, are not adequately equipped. In fact, you cannot believe it that the police command of the FCT do not even have ordinary tracking device. You cannot believe that.
“Not only them, even the FCT Command of the Department of State Services do not even have. And the only one they have is at the headquarters. So, if there are things to do, they have to go to the headquarters, which is not supposed to be.
“’Luckily, I told Mr President that look, we have to do something, and there must be emergency procurement of this equipment,” Wike said.
He added: “In fact, that is one of the approvals Mr President gave to us. We are going to purchase our own drones to help in surveillance and in operation, particularly within these boundaries that the topography is so bad, so hilly, and where you have the forests. And we make sure that it is provided in the 2024 statutory budget. I briefed this to the National Assembly yesterday (Wednesday) and they were highly elated.”
