The Oyo State Government has said the two surveillance aircraft procured to strengthen security operations across the state will arrive before the end of July after delays caused by the manufacturing and assembly process in China.
The Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday following the State Executive Council meeting held on Wednesday.
Oyelade said the state had hoped to take delivery of the aircraft earlier, but explained that the assembly of their components by the Chinese manufacturers took longer than anticipated.
He recalled that the government had earlier announced the arrival of the aircraft at the Nigerian Air Force hangar in Ikeja, Lagos State, where they were undergoing assembly before becoming operational.
According to him, Governor Seyi Makinde told the council that he had wished the aircraft were operational during the rescue operation following the recent school abduction in Oriire Local Government Area, but said the government relied on the professional and technical advice of the manufacturers before deploying them.
