The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC, Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi has ordered the reinstatement of civil defence personnel who were earlier withdrawn from a member of the House of Representatives from Oyo state, Hon. Shina Peller.
Dr Audi in a statement signed by the Director, Public Relations at the Corps’ headquarters, DCC Olusola Odumosu described the incident as deeply embarrassing to the NSCDC, stating that the officer who took that decision had no such powers.
The statement reads; “The leadership of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has dismissed as unauthorized and without recourse to the Corps constituted authority, a letter signed and sent to a Member of the House of Representatives, Hon Shima Peller, informing him of the withdrawal of officials of the NSCDC assigned to him.
“Not only did the officer in question lacked the power to do such, he was also found to have acted on his whims without clearance. The Commandant General, Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, mni, has therefore directed a reinstatement of the withdrawn officers with a compliment of necessary courtesies to the Honourable Member”.
In a letter dated February 2, 2022 and signed by the Deputy Commandant of Corps in charge of Administration at the Oyo state Command, Sotiyo Igbalawole, the Corps had withdrawn its personnel attached to the lawmakers.
The letter reads; “Following the directive of the Commandant General on the necessity of the deployment of the Command personnel for an urgent National security assignment.
“On behalf of the State Commandant, I hereby withdraw all the personnel attached to you, this is to meet up with the urgent National need.
“Any inconvenience this might cause is highly regretted”
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