The director-general of the Department of State Services (DGSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi, has revealed that DSS would start deploying locally produced Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and other ammunition very soon.
The DGSS, who stated this on Saturday at the graduation ceremony of the Executive Intelligence Management Course (EMIC) 16 at the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS), Abuja, an education arm of the DSS, said the DSS would also be using locally manufactured ammunition, which is similar to the current AK-47 riffle.
According to him, “we have so many potential available in Nigeria. We will soon deploy locally manufactured Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and other ammunition. Ammunition similar to the AK-47 ones, which are locally manufactured here, will soon be deployed to address security issues in Nigeria.”
Speaking further on issues of addressing insecurity in the country, Bichi urged Nigerians to give peace a chance, noting that we could turn our adversity and differences to strength.
He lamented the continuous religious crisis in places like Plateau State, and urged the people of Plateau to turn new leaf and return Plateau to the enviable city of tourists that it was known for in the 70s and 80s.
The DGSS also tasked the graduands to be good ambassadors of the Institute after been conferred with the Fellow of Security Institute (Fsi), charging them “to project the patience, hardwork, unity of purpose they have learned in the duration of this course.”
Also speaking, the commandant of National Institute of Security Studies, Ayodele Adeleke, said 86 participants graduated from the EMIC 16, which started on February 13, 2023.
He also said the course is a 10-month duration, which is dedicated to hard work and perseverance and started with 89 persons, but three participants died within the period.
He also said the EMIC was aimed at providing participants with preparations to face the world and noted that the theme of the lecture, “Rebuilding Trust in Plural Societies: Pathways for Sustainable Development in Africa”, was apt as it addresses issues like peace building, among others.
