Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu has ordered the deployment of aerial surveillance helicopters to patrol major cities in the South-west.
Adamu, in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba on Thursday, said the aerial surveillance was aimed at securing lives and property in the geo-political zone.
“As part of efforts aimed at effectively curtailing crimes in the country, the Inspector-General of Police, IG M.A Adamu, has ordered the deployment of Police aerial surveillance helicopters to major cities in the South-West and North-West of the country.
“While the Police Air-Wing Operational Base in Abuja caters for Abuja–Kaduna highway as well as the adjoining states in the North-west and North-central, the new base in Ondo State will cater for the adjoining states and highways straddling the South-west.