Prof. Muhammad Dauda, Provost, Air Force Institute of Science on Tuesday in Abuja called for the use of satellite to curb increasing level of insecurity in Nigeria.

Dauda made the call in a paper on “Science, Technology and Human Security’’, which he delivered at a seminar for Course 30, Module 4 participants of the National Defence College (NDC).

The provost said the use of drones and satellite technology had helped to mitigate insecurity challenges in developed and some developing countries.

“Nigeria has satellites and drones.

“The question is: why are they not being used during security operations? ‘’ he queried.

Dauda said the adoption of the principle of “the whole of society approach’’ in the defence arena followed the use of the approach by the WHO to enhance the health of communities.

He added that the NDC was looking at ways the scientist interfaced the approach to enhance security in Nigeria.

“Human security is the provision of all needs that humans cherish most; food security, economic security, peace and security which is the protection of lives and property.

“This can only be guaranteed in a safe environment where human rights are protected with an environment conducive for citizens to participate in the economic space of the country.

“To attain that, government must strive to prevent avenues that can fuel violence resulting from persons feeling insecure and once this is done, the issue of the whole society approach is achieved,’’ he stressed.

He said slow industrial and technological advancement, poor economic and political development, lack of quality health services and education were responsible for the challenges of insecurity in Nigeria.

“Technology makes nations to be more effective in their preparations, smarter in their preventive measures, stronger in their response and more rapid in recovering in security situations

“Nations in the 21st century use science and technology to solve societal problems and through that, enhance human security,” he said.

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In his remarks, Rear Adm. Oladele Daji, the Commandant, NDC said the focus of the Course 30 of the College was to interrogate and solve various security and developmental challenges through the “whole of society’’ approach.

He said the tendency of the “whole of society’’ approach was to look for and think about the government and the already-established institutions considering the complexity and inter-dependent nature of the world.

Daji noted that physical boundaries were no longer sufficient to prevent insecurity.

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The Course 30 has 102 participants drawn from 17 countries, including Nigeria. (NAN)