..as deputy commandant NSCDC charges officers not to overstep their bounds
Amgbare Ekaunkumo, Yenagoa
Wis-South Security Ltd has commissioned over 3000 trainees in Rivers State in a colourful Passing Out Parade at Enyinda International College, Ogbogoro in Choba neighborhood, Port Hacourt.
The Director of Operations, Chief Apaingolo Womotimi Gabriel represented by the Director of Special Duties, Mr. Million Henry in his welcome address commended the graduating trainees for enduring the rigorous to complete the training.
He informed that the training has equipped the officers commissioned with intelligence gathering, report writing and self defensive mechanism and urged them to bring to bear the experience garnered to discharge the core mandate of Wis-South Security to protect Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited assets and stamp out the menace of illegal bunkering, oil theft, pipeline vandalization and other related attacks on critical national assets besetting the oil industry.
The representative of the Director of Operations charged the graduating trainees to collaborate with sister security agencies to maintain the mandate of Wis- South Security Ltd.and advised them to ensure discipline, maintain integrity and contribute meaningfully to the economic growth of the country.
He expressed appreciation to sister security agencies for their support and corporation that have created the enabling environment for operatives of Wis- South Security Ltd to perform and warned vandals to keep clear from NNPCL assets in the oil rich Niger Delta.
Mr. Million Henry praised the Director of Training, Gabriel Badom for the drills and the good job done on the trainees throughout the duration of the training and also inspected the parade.
On his part, the Guest of Honour who doubles as the Deputy Commandant of Nigerian Security And Civil Defence Corps Rivers State Command, Tanko Dantani urged the Commissioned operatives of Wis- South Security Ltd not to despise little beginning.
He noted that they have received the basic training required for their operations adding that it is gratifying that the company has earned the confidence of NNPCL and urged the guards to maintain and sustain the tempo.
He advised them not to operate beyond their mandate and avoid interfering with the areas of operations of conventional security agencies.
The Chief Executive Officer of Wis- South Security Ltd Chief Wisdom Joseph Owo, who was represented by the Director of Procurement Apiri Dressman James while performing the commissioning ceremony of the graduating trainees charged them to follow the rules of engagement and obey chain of command saying that the drills instilled in them by the Director of Training, Gabriel Badom has equipped and toughen them to deliver on the mandate of Wis-South Security Ltd as NNPCL police .
The Director of Procurement, Apiri Dressman James on behalf of the CEO commissioned the passing out trainees and declared them as guards of the Wis-South Security Ltd after administering the oath of allegiance on them
He enjoined them to be patriotic in all their field operations.
On his part, the Director Public Relations And Information of Wis-South Security Ltd, John Etekpe enjoined the newly commissioned guards not to compromise their conscience, resort to strike, court actions and violence to enforce their rights.
He emphasized that the training in Rivers State was a way of spreading the tentacles and strengthen the work force of Wis- South Security Ltd in order to secure NNPCL facilities in the Niger Delta and warned those bent on act of vandalism to keep off NNPCL and its joint venture partners facilities as those caught will be made to feel the warm embrace of the law
He thanked the Director of Training, Badom Gabriel for the drills and the discipline inculcated in the graduating trainees and charged them to bring credibility and honour to the company.
John Etekpe thanked the Director of Finance Rivers State, Isaiah Sunday who is also the Rivers State Coordinator of Wis- South Security Ltd for investing his time, energy, resources and filling the gaps that ensured the success of the passing out parade ceremony and lauded all the state Exco members namely, HOD Administration Winifred Iruokhaumu, State Secretary, Naomi Ogadinma, PRO, Eugene Peba, HOD Health, Happiness Friday.
Others appreciated include, Isere Mercy, Assistant Welfare Officer, Isere Theresa State Women Leader among others.
He expressed gratitude to God for fair weather and for making the event possible and all the invited guests for finding time to
grace the occasion.
