Nigeria, May 8 -- The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has described the alleged use of drones by insurgent groups like Boko Haram and its breakaway faction, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), as a "guerrilla" warfare aided by informants.

The minister stated this on Wednesday while addressing journalists at the National Press Centre, Abuja, where the seventh 2025 ministerial press briefing was held.

This comes amidst lamentations by some federal lawmakers who raised concerns about the deadly resurgence of Boko Haram insurgency.

On Tuesday, two lawmakers - Zainab Gimba and Ahmed Jaha - from Borno State decried the use of drones and foreign fighters by Boko Haram, with the latter saying that the armed group is "more sophist...