Bandits now uses ‘walkie talkies’ to avoid being tracked – Nigeria Space agency

The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has given a shocking revelation that bandits now uses ‘walkie talkies’ instead of Global System for Mobile Phones otherwise known as GSM to avoid being tracked.

Soace agency said bandits have become more sophisticated in their operations given that it would be difficult to track them as waves around the forests can’t be tracked by the current facilities available in Nigeria’s space agency

Director General of NASRDA, Halilu Shaba stressed that inadequate satellite and other facilities affect monitoring of bandits and other criminal elements operating in the country.

The newly appointed Director-General spoke during an interactive meeting with journalists in Abuja on Wednesday.

The Satellite is not static where the insurgency is taking place. That is why one satellite is not adequate. What Nigeria has there are some two satellites doing two different things.

“We have a High-Resolution imaging satellite and Medium Resolution imaging satellite.

“The activities of the bandits could be when the satellite was away from Nigerian borders, so that is why we are advocating for more satellites for Nigeria,” he said.

Shaba, therefore, called for collaboration between the agency and security agencies in the country in the area of information sharing, especially when planning to launch attacks on the criminal elements.