The Joint Job Drive, Operation Hadin Kai, has introduced a ban on using unmanned aerial autos (UAVs), generally known as drones, throughout the North East area of Nigeria.
Air Element Commander of Operation Hadin Kai Air Commodore UU Idris gave the order in an announcement launched on Wednesday.
He highlighted the safety dangers posed by unauthorised drone utilization in Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa states.
“The proliferation of drones for home and business functions has raised important safety considerations.
“These considerations largely stem from their potential use by non-state actors and felony parts for subversive and offensive actions,” the assertion learn.
Commodore Idris lamented that authorities businesses and personal people had been working drones with out the mandatory approval from the Air Element of Operation Hadin Kai.
He additional famous that such unauthorised operations disregarded present laws governing drone utilization, exacerbating safety threats within the area.
The assertion continued: “Non-state actors have more and more refined their use of drones to focus on army property and Crucial Nationwide Infrastructure (CNI), as has been noticed in different areas.
Just lately, there have been experiences of unauthorised drone actions inside the Theatre. As an example, on January 7, 2025, a passenger aboard an NGO flight from Maiduguri to Monguno was caught with a drone throughout a search on the helipad. The drone was confiscated, and investigations are presently underway.”
The Air Element Commander emphasised the significance of regulating aerial operations inside the North East, together with each plane and drones, to safeguard the airspace and make sure the safety of all operators within the area.
“As a part of its mandate, the Air Element of Operation Hadin Kai is tasked with monitoring and regulating aerial platform operations inside Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa airspace.
“That is important to deconflict the airspace and make sure the security and safety of all operators. In mild of this, the ban on drone operations within the North East Theatre, as directed by the Acceptable Superior Authority, is hereby reiterated.”
The assertion concluded with a warning: “Breaches of this restriction, regardless of how minor, will probably be taken very severely. All stakeholders are urged to conform strictly with the regulation within the curiosity of security and safety.”
This improvement underscores the army’s ongoing efforts to mitigate safety dangers within the North East, a area that has skilled persistent challenges from rebel teams and different threats.
