EDO: Nigerian Army goes high tech, deploys drones to monitor poll

In a bid to ensure that the governorship election in Edo State scheduled for September 28 is without any hitch, the Nigerian Army has said it would be deploying drones to monitor the election.

This was disclosed by the Commander of the 4 Brigade Command, Brig-Gen Raji Benbela, during a show of force staged iun Benin, the state capital in conjunction with the Nigeria Police and other security agencies.

According to Benbella, the devices would be deployed to provide surveilance in the 18 local governments of the state.

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The Army commander, who explained that the deployment of the drones will expose the activities of hoodlums, said: “In addition, governorship election is around the corner and the Nigerian Army, in its constitutional responsibility in support to civil authority, has ‎a duty to protect lives and property of citizens.

“This is what informed the decision to organise this exercise in collaboration with sister security agencies, with a view to giving the electorate the confidence to exercise their franchise.”

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