31 officers and members of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have received sanctions for a variety of offenses.
The NSCDC commandant-general (CG), Dr. Ahmed Audi, made the announcement of the disciplinary action in a statement that was signed on Monday in Abuja by the corps’ spokesperson, Olusola Odumosu.
According to Audi, 15 of the cops were fired, seven were suspended, nine were made to take mandatory retirement, one was detained, and another was demoted.
He said that the Civil Defence, Corrections, Fire, and Immigration Board had approved the punitive action.
Audi said the officers were sanctioned for offences ranging from job racketeering, conspiracy, extortion, forgery, absence without leave, dishonesty and economic sabotage, among others.
Those dismissed included one assistant superintendent of corps I, two chief corps assistant, three assistant inspectors of corps (AIC), three corps assistant (CAIII), two CAII, one CAII, one inspector of corps and one AIC.
“The suspended officers included two deputy commandants of corps, three assistant commandants of corps, one assistant superintendent of corps II and one CAII.
“The board also approved the interdiction of an inspector of corps (IC) and demotion of one IC,” he added.
The CG said the disciplinary action was part of measures to rid the service of bad eggs and ensure discipline.
He added that it was in line with his resolve to reposition and sanitise the corps against all forms of negative vices.
“The actions of the erring personnel made it imperative to invoke internal disciplinary mechanism by setting up disciplinary committees. They carried out investigation and orderly room trial for various offences and spelt out recommendation of different sanctions to the board for approval,” he said.
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