How NSCDC arrests 8 B/Haram members, prosecutes 100 vandals – CG

The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, has narrated how his agency arrested about eight Boko Haram members and prosecuted 100 vandals between January 2018 till date. Speaking when he received participants of course 40/2018 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) Kuru, led by AVM HC Okpala, he revealed that with the support of Civilian Joint Task Force as one of the useful tool for community policing, his organisation arrested 8 Boko Haram kingpins fleeing Borno.
He also added that from January till date over 100 suspected vandals of critical infrastructure have been arrested and are undergoing prosecution. “This synergy has worked out positively in the North-East where the Corps personnel arrested Boko Haram members and handed them over to the Army. In states like Taraba, Plateau and Jigawa recently armed robbers and rapist were arrested and they were handed over to the Police. The Corps personnel formed part of Military Joint Task Force in Niger-Delta and other Special Joint Task Forces in other parts of the country.” The NSCDC boss intimated the visiting team on the core mandates of the Corps in the protection of critical Infrastructure and National Assets, Disaster Management especially in the areas of Search, Rescue, Rehabilitation and Mitigation as well as the mandate of the Corps in repositioning Private Guards Company in order to form part of the internal security network of the country. While addressing some issues raised, the CG revealed that the Corps was not in rivalry with any sister agencies rather the Corps cherished and always work in synergy with other Agencies in combating crimes and criminality in the country.
The team leader, Air Vice Marshall Okpala, had earlier congratulated the corps for its new edifice and achievements recorded. Okpala stated that NIPSS was established to strengthening internal security framework and government policy model through research and training in order to address burning national issues with a view to harmonising same for recommendation to the President. He also revealed that the institute as a research body, the team members are on a visit to NSCDC as one of the key stakeholders in the security architecture of the Nation in order to find out the Corps position on the ongoing research directed by Mr. President on the need of strengthening internal security framework and community policing in Nigeria. He said, the institute was mandated to carryout the research in order to come up with strategy to tackle burning issues through interaction with stakeholders with a view of reporting back to Mr. President accordingly