17-year-old boy makes Nigeria proud, constructs locally- made DRONE (photos)

A 17-year-old student of the Lagos State Polytechnic,
identified as David Opateyibo, has helped in the
construction of the first locally-made drone in Nigeria.

According to the infomation gathered by NAIJ.com, the first prototype of a locally-made
drone was recently constructed at the Lagos State
Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) recently

The drone was constructed under the watchful eyes and the
careful leadership of a 17-year-old boy identified as David
Opateyibo.
Speaking on the achievement, authorities of the Lagos state
government have reportedly said that if fully developed, the
drone and others could be deployed for security
surveillance in the state.

Speaking in an interview, 17-year-old David said:
“Aside from using drones for aerial surveillance, you can
also use them for aerial photography and videography, or
for broadcasting, incidence control or pipeline and power
line inspection. You can also use drones in agriculture, to
analyze farm produce. ”

The drone which was constructed from a high breed mix of
existing drone components and locally fabricated material,
is said to fly normally, but David says there is a lot more
room for improvement.