Sowore, however, admitted that the government must ultimately create a society where people can find jobs and go to school to ensure citizens do not become willing tools for banditry.
By Kehinde Okeowo
Human rights activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has promised Nigerians that drones will act as his Minister of Defence if he becomes the president of Nigeria in 2027.
He made the vow on Thursday night while appearing as a guest on the Arise Television programme Prime Time.
According to Sowore, if elected, he will tackle insecurity head-on by neutralising bandits through coordinated operations “backed by modern equipment, technology, and strong intelligence”.
He further pledged that he would establish a control centre where terrorists would be tracked and neutralised.
However, he admitted that the country must ultimately create a society where people can find jobs and go to school to ensure citizens do not become willing tools for banditry.
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Speaking during the interview, Sowore said: “Short-term, we must tackle insecurity head-on by pursuing and neutralising bandits through coordinated operations, backed by modern equipment, technology, and strong intelligence.
“We need honest, accountable security leaders focused on real protection, not politics or distractions, and a military and police force capable of proper strategy, not the misuse of power or trivial arrests.
“A central control system will be established to track threats in real time and respond swiftly to dismantle criminal networks and secure the country.
“If I become the president of Nigeria tomorrow, my Minister of Defence would be a drone—that’s how much I believe in technology.
“That drone will fly everywhere. I’m just going to have a control centre where people sit down to track terrorists and liquidate them.
“But ultimately, you must create a society where people can find jobs, go to school, and not be a willing tool.”
