{"id":85214,"date":"2021-08-25T08:56:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T07:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=85214"},"modified":"2021-08-25T08:56:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T07:56:08","slug":"deploy-drones-missiles-to-kill-bandits-el-rufai-tells-fg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/deploy-drones-missiles-to-kill-bandits-el-rufai-tells-fg\/","title":{"rendered":"Deploy Drones, Missiles To Kill Bandits \u2013 El-Rufai Tells FG"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has called on the Federal Government to deploy missiles and drones against bandits terorrising the Northern region of the country.<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai urged the Federal Government to provide troops with adequate sophisticated weapons to further tackle the criminals.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI think the security agencies also need more advanced technology. The Air force needs more drones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDrones are much cheaper than planes, and there are drones now that can carry missiles.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\u201cBut drones can be more targeted, more selective and quiet. And drones can also fly in circumstances that airplanes cannot due to bad weather.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\u201cWe need the combination of airpower, and we need troops on the ground augmented by local expertise and knowledge. We need just one, two, three months of operation just to kill all these bandits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the only way to stop this. 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