Nigerians under the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum have called for the immediate arrest and detention of the Commander of the National Air Defence Corps, Ikeja, Air commodore U.K Abdullah for alleged national security breach.
This is also as the Forum called for the investigation of the reported interception of a weaponized drone at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos which under questionable circumstances was let into the country.
Sahara Reporters had reported that personnel of the Nigerian Army Department of Military Intelligence at the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, had arrested a man for being in possession of two highly weaponized drones.
The incident happened on January 28, 2020 at about 5:00pm while DMI officers at the cargo section discovered a suspicious package concealed in cartons.
Upon opening the cartons, the officers discovered parts of two highly weaponized drones and the supervisor told the man that brought it into the country to go and report back the following day.
Investigation revealed that the following day the man was asked to write a statement after which he was detained.
Upon interrogation at the National Air Defense Corps (NADC), Ikeja, the suspect claimed to be working for the Kaduna State Government.
Further investigation revealed that Commander of NADC, Air Commodore U.K Abdullah, later received a call from some unknown persons, who ordered him to release the man and drones.
Abdullah, it was gathered, later released the suspect and drones on January 30, 2020.”
The Forum in a statement signed by Yinka Odumakin (South West), Gen. Cru Ihekire (South East), Senator Bassey Henshaw(South South) and Dr. Isuwa Dogo (Middle Belt) said that the weaponized drone episode should be the kind of stuff Gen T. Y Danjuma said would not make us sleep if he should open his mouth if this is true.
The statement read in part: “How on earth would security agents allow Weaponized drones allegedly meant for Kaduna State go into the system in a country raising fuss over attempt by other states to employ guards without even dane guns?
“As far as we know, weaponized drones can only come into a country with the approval of the President and the end-user must be the country’s armed forces.
“Indeed the manufacturer would follow the equipment until it gets to the end-user as it is more or less a lethal weapon of destruction.
“How did this equipment get into Nigeria and into the hands of an individual, if the story happens to be true?
“Whose call would the Commander had allegedly received to release the weapons and the suspect?
“How many of such dangerous weapons could have been brought into the system illegally by unscrupulous people with the lives of Nigerians in danger. This Is Frightening.”
The Forum, therefore, called on President Buhari to immediately order the suspension of Commodore U K Abdullahi and contain his movement while a Judicial Commission of Inquiry is set up immediately.
The group also wants a United Nations supervised mop-up of Nigeria for weapons of mass destruction and other illegal arms that some people may be stockpiling for possible genocide.
