Nigerian Airforce Invents Bomb Detecting Robot To Fight Terrorism

Commandant of the Nigerian Airforce Institute of Technology (NAFIT), Kaduna, John Oshoniyi said on Monday it had developed and manufactured bomb detective robots to battle terrorism in the country. The Commandant equally added that the robot designed by officers and men in the istitute is capable of detecting bombs and other explosive devices from afar and that an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has also been designed for surveillance and intelligence gathering in crisis prone areas in Nigeria.

While speaking at a news conference in preparation for the 42nd graduation ceremony of the institute, the commandant said the robot when fully approved by the National Security Team would assist the millitary in checkmate terrorist bomb plots across the country.

This idea came up after a policeman, Sunday Badang died while attempting to detonate a bomb wrapped in a bag with his hands along Ungwar Seriki area of Kaduna metropolis. The incident happened on 14 Februar 2013.

As a result of the incident, NAFIT went into research that led to the invention of the robot.