Hela getting gun detector drone, aims to end violence

THE Hela government has funded the manufacture of a Gun Detector Drone that is currently being designed by IT consultants in China.
Hela Governor Phillip Undialu told The National that Hela continued to be in the headlines for gun-related violence and the provincial government had decided to invest in drone technology as a means to address the problem; the drone has been named WIGMAN 01.
“This drone will have the capacity to detect weapons such as guns, bombs, ammunition, dangerous chemicals and others to a depth of 100m below surface,” Undialu said.
“It will also detect illegal drugs, alcohol and homebrew and can also carry out other development projects like surveying, mapping and gold prospecting.
“The WIGMAN 01 will also have the ability to fly 700km.
“The Hela boundary is less than 200km around so if this technology works, it will also be able to cover other neighbouring provinces.”
Undialu said Hela seemed to be in a constant state of emergency and something needed to bring order and peace to the province.
“Many innocent victims have lost their lives in the hands of criminals who think they are above the law,” Undialu said.
The Governor said the administration could not rely on the national government to solve their problem especially since it was jeopardising one of the country’s largest resource projects (gas).
Undialu warned criminals and those in possession of illegal and unlicensed firearms that the authorities would soon catch up with them.
He called on the government to implement the recommendations from the Singorok Gun Report and enact a total ban on guns.