Following a series of attacks on public infrastructure around the country by unknown gunmen and terrorists, the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) convened a strategic security conference with zonal and state Commandants.
During the conference, the Corps’ Commandant General, Ahmed Abubakar Audi, stated that both state Commandants and Zonal Commanders would be held accountable for attacks on government buildings in their territories.
Audi instructed state and zonal Commandants to ensure the security of government assets in their areas of responsibility during a strategic conference of senior commanders, zonal and state leaders of the Corps on Tuesday.
He said:
“The kind of conflict we are facing is the one that has held countries to ransom. You must brace up and live up to expectations, especially considering our core mandate.
“We all know that the NSCDC is the lead agency in the area of protection of critical national assets. You are charged with ensuring the protection of these assets.
“Henceforth, any Commandants who are not doing would be sanctioned. You are to liaise with the Controllers of Correctional Services. Zonal Commandants should ensure they coordinate operations, they would be answerable to when there’s any attack on the facilities. I have called you to this meeting to read the riot act. The Nigerian citizens are putting high hope on us to collaborate with other security agencies to find a lasting solution to insecurity in the country.
“Those of you serving in the South-south where we have our oil facilities and companies, you must ensure you henceforth fight oil thieves to a standstill. We have seen that over time, the mainstay of the Nigerian economy is crude oil.
“Henceforth, we will hold Commandants responsible if there is an attack on any critical national assets within your domain. You would answer for it. You must be up and doing. You must deploy your personnel to all critical national assets and infrastructure sites like Railways, Airports and pipelines.
“Also, our Correctional facilities must be secured. One of the strategies applied by these hoodlums is to unleash mayhem to cause devastating effects by attacking our Correctional facilities because they have their members held there. As directed by the Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola, we must help beef up security at Correctional facilities in the country,” Audi said.
WITHIN NIGERIA earlier stated that the Commandant General presented about twenty million Naira to various next of kin of some officers who lost their lives on duty.
Speaking earlier, the Head of the Insurance department of the Corps, CSC Jimoh Abiola, said the Commandant General was working to ensure that backlogs are paid to families yet to receive their payment.
Abiola said:
“I am happy to inform you that another Nineteen Million, One Hundred and Ninety-Five Thousand, Five Hundred and Seven Naira, Seventy-Eight Kobo only (N19,195,507.78) will be distributed in Cheques to Eighteen (18) Next of kin of our fallen heroes as part payment of their insurance benefits of which they have been credited directly with the balance.
“Today being the 9th day of August 2022, marks another indelible milestone in the history of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps with the presentation of Cheques to families of our fallen heroes.
Following the CG’s commitment to prioritise the welfare of the Corps’s personnel, the Commandant General graciously approved the disbursement of over Twenty Million Naira (N20,000,000.00) in March 2022 as burial benefits.“In July 2022, he also disbursed above Two Hundred Million Naira
(N200,000,000.00) being backlog insurance benefit to over Sixty (60) beneficiaries.”
