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  • 4 candidates in NSCDC net for destroying some facilities in CBT centre

    4 candidates in NSCDC net for destroying some facilities in CBT centre

    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC) in Bayelsa on Thursday said four male candidates were arrested for vandalism during the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations.

    Mrs Christiana Abiakam-Omanu, Commandant of the NSCDC in the state, made this known while briefing newsmen.

    Obiakam-Omanu said the suspects were arrested at a Computer-Based Test Centre (CBT) in Federal University Otuoke.

    She warned that NSCDC would not tolerate vandalism of government infrastructure adding that the corps remains totally committed to its mandate and would spare no effort in prosecuting vandals.

    Abiakam-Omanu said that the four male candidates registered for the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) CBT examination in Otuoke centre in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa.

    ”The suspects on June 22, disrupted the smooth exercise that was on going and destroyed some facilities in the centre.

    ”They were allowed to participate in the examination having been registered by JAMB as candidates for the exams,” she said.

    The commandant warned anyone who wants to tow the same line, to stay clear from all CBT centres in the state as the NSCDC would bring offenders to face the law.

    She said investigation into the incident was in progress, adding that if found culpable, the suspects would face the full weight of the law.

    On their part, the four suspects regretted their actions appeal for leniency from the government over their actions.

    They also urged other candidates not to follow the part of protest which can cause trouble for them as JAMB candidates.

  • Jigawa LG Poll: NSCDC deploys 1,300 personnel

    Jigawa LG Poll: NSCDC deploys 1,300 personnel

     The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa, says it has deployed 1,300 personnel for the Saturday’s council elections in the state.

    Our correspondent reports that the Jigawa State Independent Electoral Commission (JISIEC) had fixed June 26 for the conduct of election in the 27 Local Government Councils across the state.

    According to the electoral body, 18 political parties have fielded candidates for the  27 chairmanship and 288 councillors in the election.

    The spokesman of the Corps, CSC Adamu Shehu, told our correspondent in Dutse on Thursday that the gesture was to provide adequate security during pre and post election periods.

    Shehu said the personnel would be deployed to the Polling Units (PUs), collation centres and other strategic places.

    He said the Corps would work in snergy with other security agencies to provide security to both JISIEC offices, election materials, election workers, voters and members of the public during the election exercise.

    The Corps, he said, would ensure 24-hour surveillance through mounting of mobile and static patrol teams at flash points across the state.

    He said Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) were being mobilised in all its formations to enhance emergency response to distress situations.

    “The State Commandant, Mr Mustapha Talba, in a quest to record a hitch-free electioneering process, strongly admonished his personnel to strictly adhere to the rules of engagement which include the use of minimum force, professionalism, zero tolerance to corruption, fairness, among others.

    “The commandant also enjoined parents and party stalwarts to caution their wards and supporters against acts capable of breaching the relative peace in the state,” he said. 

  • Insecurity: NSCDC establishes Female Squad – CG

    Insecurity: NSCDC establishes Female Squad – CG

    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has established a Female Squad, aimed at enhancing  security in schools susceptible to bandits’ attack.

    The NSCDC Commandant-General, Mr Ahmed Audi, disclosed this on Friday at the passing out parade of personnel of the squad at the corps training College in Katsina.

    “Female Squad is a child of necessity borne out of the need to effectively curtail the recent upsurge of insecurity occasioned by armed banditry, kidnapping, insurgency and the need to effectively implement government’s proposed Safe School Initiative.

    “Recent upsurge and frequency of attacks by bandits who engage in kidnapping of students for ransom has made it imperative to focus attention on intensifying security in schools environment.

    “This is a proactive measure toward guaranteeing safety and restoring the confidence of students, parents, teachers and the community in the country’s security architecture,’’ Audi said.

    He said that the corps would continue to take proactive measures in collaboration with sister agencies to guarantee security for the socio-economic development of the country.

    The commandant-general charged the personnel to continue to do their best in combating security challenges facing the nation.

  • Eid-El-Fitr: NSCDC promises to protect lives, properties in Kaduna

    Eid-El-Fitr: NSCDC promises to protect lives, properties in Kaduna

    Ahead of Eid-El-Fitr celebrations, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Kaduna State command has assured residents of the state and its environs of adequate protection of lives and properties during and after the festive period.

    This was contained in a statement on Tuesday by the State Public Relations Officer of the Command, ASC

    According to the statement, the State Commandant, Nuraddeen Abdullahi urged all residents and members of the Public to ensure surveillance and report any criminal activity to the command for urgent attention.

    He said, “the present security threats are surmountable, especially with the support of the citizenry.”

    “Challenges of banditry and kidnapping among others bedevilling the state and nation, in general, are worrisome and efforts are being intensified to end it.” The statement further added

    He expressed the determination of the command to protect critical national assets and infrastructure like railway, ports authority, pipeline and other national facilitates.

    The statement further said the command is committed to ending all forms of criminality including the arrest of vandals and therefore called on members of the public to always provide useful information that will lead to the arrest of suspected criminals.

    Commandant Abdullahi appealed to residents not to lose confidence in the response of security agencies saddled with the responsibility of protecting lives and property.

  • Navy Hands Over 304 (50kg) Bags of Crude Oil, Wooden Boat, 2 Suspects to NSCDC In Kogi

    Navy Hands Over 304 (50kg) Bags of Crude Oil, Wooden Boat, 2 Suspects to NSCDC In Kogi

    By Noah Ocheni, Lokoja

    The commandant of kogi state command of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Peter Maigeri on Monday in Lokoja warned criminals of all shades and  operations to stay off the state or  meet their waterloo.

    The commandant gave the warning on Monday during the handing over ceremony of 304( 50kg) polythene bags of crude oil, a wooden boat and two suspects arrested by the Nigeria Navy (NNS) Lugard lokoja .

    Maigeri who commended the Navy for the arrest of the suspects ,who he described as economic saboteurs of the country , reminded that his command had in the last two months arrested no fewer than four articulated trailers laden with bags of unauthorised  petroleum products.

    He noted that the  existing synergy between the security agencies in the state has made it impossible for criminals to succeed in their nefarious acts stressing that the upsurge in the arrest of high wired criminals its part of their determination to stamp out crimes and criminality through inter agency synergy.

    “In my candid advise they should avoid kogi state. There would be no hiding place for them  as we are ahead of their strategies. Whatever strategy they develop we will get them.” He warns.

    He disclosed that the four trailers laden with the same illicit petroleum products some times ago have been forfeited to the federal government.

    He added that the command has secured partial forfeiture order for the trailers while the products have been forfeited to the federal Government and called on the other sister agencies and individuals to assist with information that will lead to the arrest of criminals.

    While handing over the suspects to the commandant, the commander of the Nigeria Navy ship Lugard Commodore Clement Atebi said the eagle eyes of his men on patrol at the maritime domain in the state arrested the two suspects with the large consignment of the illicit petroleum products.

    He said with the directive from the Chief of Naval staff on zero tolerance for crimes on maritime environment, he advise predators to pack their luggage from the state or be ready to meet superior fire power.

    He said the wooden boat laden with 304 polythene bags of black oil and crude oil were arrested along Itobe water ways.
    While fielding questions from Journalists , the suspects Adamu Muhammed 25, from Idah LGA of kogi state and Prince Kelechikwu Emersim 20, from Anambra state said they were only contracted to off load the consignment at Lokoja.

    Mohammed while narrating his ordeal amidst sobbing, said it was poverty and inability to pay for his WAEC fees that took him to port Harcourt where he met Kelechi , a wheel barrow pusher who later introduced him to the boat owner.

  • Heads To Roll As Suspects Escapes From NSCDC Cell In Kogi

    Heads To Roll As Suspects Escapes From NSCDC Cell In Kogi

    By Noah Ocheni, Lokoja

    There has been an uneasy calm at the Kogi State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps( NSCDC) as about five suspects allegedly escaped from their custody.

    According to an insider source, five suspects namely , Hassan Sani, Auwal Mohamed, Mohamed Mustapha , Mudashiru Abubakar and Ibrahim Rabiu were arrested by the anti vandals unit of the corps for bunkering and pipeline vandalisation along Abuja- Lokoja highway last Thursday.

    They were said to have successfully carried out the bunkering business in the Niger Delta region and were ferrying the products to the north in two big trucks when they were accosted by the anti vandals unit.

    According to our correspondent, they were said to have confessed that the products which consist of petrol, diesel and kerosene were illegally scooped in a forest from a pipeline in one of the oil rich states .

    It was gathered that the suspect’s were detained for further investigations at their state command office situated by the state secretariat, Lokoja before they, however, escaped from the cell with the aid of some of the officers in the command.

    Some officers of the command were allegedly fingered to have aided the escape of some suspects from the cell after been heavily induced.

    An insider source who pleaded not to be mentioned told our correspondent that there is a notorious syndicate in the command who specialises in collecting bribe from suspects and aiding them to escape.

    In his words”oga, these suspects can not escape on their own without the aid of these officers because the wall of the cell is so high that it will be very difficult to break.”

    “Only a small portion of the cell was broken but we suspect that the main door was opened at night for their escape because that portion , we believe was too narrow for any human being to pass through”

    ” We understand that one of the suspects in the cell gave a phone number of a certain fellow who in turn reached out to some of our men that facilitated their escape” the source said.

    It was learnt that the guard in charge of the cell was alleged to be dead drunk on the fateful day.

    When contacted, the state commandant, Samuel Peter Maigari confirmed the incident and said that he has ordered that those on duty during the cell break be detained while a full discreet investigations be conducted to fish out those who aided the escape.

    He however denied knowing any syndicate in the command, nor any one who collected bribe to facilitate the escape of the suspects.

  • NSCDC Intercepts Trailers load Of  Adulterated Petroleum Products In Polythene Bags In Kogi

    NSCDC Intercepts Trailers load Of  Adulterated Petroleum Products In Polythene Bags In Kogi

    By Noah Ocheni, Lokoja

    The Kogi state commander of the NSCDC, Mr. Peter Maigari on Monday in Lokoja told Journalists that the Command apprehended a trailer loaded with  adulterated petroleum products, DPK and AGO  known as Gas and Kerosine, neatly wrapped in unspecified numbers of  polythene bags .

    Mr. Peter Maigari who disclosed this while parading the three suspects at the command headquarters on Monday in Lokoja said it took the eagle eyes of his men to make the seizure of the adulterated petroleum products in
    polythene bags in a trailer with Registration number MUB 333XA.

    He noted that the criminals have become so sofisticated in the method they employed to carry out their nefarious activities in order to evade being arrested by Security Agencies.

    He added that it took the prying eyes of officers and men of anti Vandal unit to beat their antics as the consignment which supposed to be transported by tankers were neatly wrapped in polythene bags and covered on the surface with bags of saw dusts..

    He said three suspects have been arrested in connection with the seizures while the alleged  escort escaped, vowing to ensure that all those behind the act would be arrested and brought to book.

    While commending president Muhammadu Buhari for appointing  Ahmed Abubakar Audi  the Controller General of NSCDC as a good omen for the force, warned criminals to turn a new leaf or be ready to meet their Waterloo.

    He added that the command has achieved alot of successes under his watch with many  criminal cases being investigated and are undergoing prosecution.

    The commandant assured the public to avail credible information to the Security Agencies to stem the tide of insecurity across the country, promising to make kogi safe for the law abiding citizens.

    While speaking to Journalists,  the Driver of the Trailer Mustapha Muhammed, 25 and a native of Potiskum in Yobe state, said he was not aware of the content of the consignment, adding that he was only called to load it from portharcourt and to deliver it at suleja in Niger state.

    He denied knowing the owner of the consignment, but said the escort who ran away on sighting the Security personel was the one who contracted him for the job and said he was not aware of the implications  of transporting petroleum products through trailers.

  • Over 50 pipeline vandals arrested in Imo- NSCDC

    Over 50 pipeline vandals arrested in Imo- NSCDC

    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps has said it arrested no fewer than 50 pipeline vandals in Imo State in the last five months.

    The Imo NSCDC commandant, Danjuma Elisha, disclosed this during an event to mark this year’s International Civil Defense Day in Owerri on Tuesday.

    The day is observed every first day of March world over to show the importance of civil protection.

    Mr. Elisha, while speaking on ‘Strong Civil Protection to Preserve the National Economy’, said the activities of petrol pipeline vandals had negatively impacted the growth of the nation’s economy which gets bulk of its IGR from the oil and gas sector.

    He said the Imo command had intensified efforts against oil thieves, leading to the arrest of 50 suspects since he took over office on September 23, 2020.

    “The command has myriads of arrests to her credit as part of efforts to avert crime and criminality.

    “Under my watch, we have arrested 50 Pipeline Vandals. Pipeline vandalism is a menace and must not be allowed to cripple the national economy,” said Elisha.

  • Hours after Niger Students Abduction, NSCDC Mulls Deploying Personnel Across Schools

    Hours after Niger Students Abduction, NSCDC Mulls Deploying Personnel Across Schools

    The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Wednesday announced that it would deploy men and equipment into designated schools across the country to curtail the spate of attacks and kidnapping of students.

    Acting Commandant General, (ACG) Hillary Kelechi Madu who made the announcement, expressed sadness over the kidnap of students of Government Secondary school, Kagara, Niger State, by suspected bandits.

    He said he called the meeting of states and zonal commanders of the Corps in Abuja against the backdrop of deplorable security situations across the country and the urgent need for the Corps to play its expected roles to justify its funding by the government.

    “We must play our roles to justify the huge funding of this institution by the government. And there is no better time to do this than now. In the past we focused on arresting pipeline vandals and other sabotuers.

    “But now, the security situation in the country is a pointer for us to show our relevance by acting decisively to restore peace and orderliness, “Madu asserted.

    The ACG who addressed reporters shortly after the opening ceremony of the meeting with the senior officers of the Corps, noted that the Commander of the NSCDC in Niger state could not make it to the meeting because of the kidnapping of the students and the search for their rescue by all Security institutions.

    Madu said all the 12 security institutions in the country should accept blame for the deplorable security challenges even though they are doing their best, stressing that until such a time peace and orderliness return to all parts of the country, their jobs are yet to receive

  • NSCDC arrests electricity cable thieves in Bauchi, recovers N5.4m worth of cables

    NSCDC arrests electricity cable thieves in Bauchi, recovers N5.4m worth of cables

    The Nigeria Civil Defence and Security Corp (NCDSC) says it recovered 4,050 metres of power cables worth N5 million from vandals in Ningi Local Government Council in Bauchi State.

    Ag. Commandant of the NCDSC in the state, Michael Atunde-Ade, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Bauchi.

    Atunde-Ade said that officers of the command received intelligent information on the activities of vandals and immediately switched into action to recover the items.

    “Our officers gathered that the cables were vandalised and packaged along Ningi – Burra road.

    “For three days, our officers were on surveillance but we could not apprehend anyone.

    “We later recovered the cables and it was handed over to the state Ministry for Power and Technology,’’ the commandant said.

    He further disclosed that the command also seized 300 bags of charcoal along Lame – Burra road and in Yankari Game Reserve in the state.

    He said that the charcoal was part of the deforestation activities banned by the state government.

    Atunde-Ade confirmed that the items were handed over to the Bauchi State Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

    Similarly, he said that the state command recently received palliative items from the North East Development Commission (NEDC).

    The items included 100 bags of rice, 100 cartons of Maggi, 100 bags of salt, 300 cartoon of groundnut oil and 100 cartons of spaghetti.

    He said that the items would be distributed to 913 staff of the state command and zonal office in Bauchi.