Nigerian Military To Deploy AI Against Security Threats

The Armed Forces of Nigeria have taken a decisive step toward modernizing national defense capabilities by directing military formations to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced surveillance tech into ongoing counter-insurgency and anti-banditry operations. The mandate was issued in Kaduna by Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, during the official commissioning of an AI-enabled Surveillance Command and Control Centre at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA