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  • Allege N6b in private account: NSCDC chief debunks rumour

    The Commandant-General (CG) of Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Abdullahi Muhammadu yesterday debunked rumours on the money allegedly found in his private account.

    An online report last Tuesday reported that N6 billion was allegedly traced to his account in a new generation bank by the anti-graft agencies.

    The NSCDC chief disclosed that since assumption of office in July 2015 till date, the budgetary allocation released to the Corps: “has never been up to N7 billion but rumor mongers are concocting stories that N6 billion was found in his account which is fallacious and highly unimaginable.”

    Muhammadu reacted to the allegation while briefing his officers on the rate of kidnapping along Abuja-Kaduna axis.

    A statement in Abuja by the NSCDC spokesman, Emmanuel Okeh said: “Muhammadu stated further that, the mischieve makers posited that the alleged money was meant for staff that were promoted two years ago.

    ‘’This is not possible because the government in this era cannot allow such huge amount of money to be paid into a private account when it is meant for an agency.”

    However, the Corps helmsman who is an anti-corruption crusader said: ‘’In this dispensation where payment is done centrally through  the CBN e-payment process, how can one person move such an amount of money to a private account without been conscious of the fact that bubble will burst.”

    The statement went further: “It is worthy of note that Muhammadu upon resumption of office in 2015, put in place mechanism to guarantee welfare of the personnel by maintaining an open door policy, setting up a public complaint desk, strengthening the Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit and the Anti-Fraud Units for the purpose of transparency and for personnel to channel their grievances, make inquiry and have their complain treated.

    “The CG, upon receiving complaints about the stoppage of personnel shifts allowances, which was done before his assumption of office, quickly set machineries in motion to restore the payment of the shift allowance and arrears to the delight of all personnel.”

    “Similarly, on the issue of promotion carried out tow years ago before his appointment, it should be pointed out that the funds released by the government were insufficient to cater for the upgrade.”

  • Teenager who fled from Boko Haram fighters rescued

    Teenager who fled from Boko Haram fighters rescued

    The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Adamawa State claimed it has rescued a 19-year-old lady who reportedly escaped from Boko Haram insurgents in Sambisa forest.

    The state Commandant of NSCDC, Mr. Aliyu Ndanusa, told journalists in Yola on Friday that Mumina Hamidu was rescued with her eight-month-old baby on Thursday.

    Ndanusa said the lady was abducted in Mubi town when it was occupied by the insurgents in 2014.

    According to him, the teenager escaped from Sambisa to Cameroon, where she was picked up by NSCDC officers while returning to Mubi.

    He said the lady and her baby would be handed over to the relevant authorities for proper rehabilitation.

    The commandant also said the corps between January and this month, rescued two such women from Sambisa forest and arrested one Boko Haram suspect escaping from the forest.

    He urged members of the public to be security conscious and feel free to volunteer information to security agencies.

    Mumina told journalists she was abducted in Anguwan Barkono in Mubi and taken to Sambisa, where she was forced to marry one of the Boko Haram commanders, Bana Kura.

     

  • NSCDC suspends operative for shooting at doctor’s car

    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has concluded investigation into an allegation that two of its operatives harassed a doctor, Bekewari Sampou, and shot at his car in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital.

    The incident, which occurred on April 28 and involved two NSCDC operatives – Akpoghomhe Jude and Ogodo Richman – generated concerns among the public.

    The corps set up a seven-man committee, headed by its Head of Intelligence and Investigation Department, Deputy Commandant G. C. Anyanwu, to probe the circumstances surrounding the incident.

    NSCDC’s State Commandant Desmond Agu said following the report of the committee, Jude Akpogho was indicted and suspended from the corps.

    Agu spoke at the command’s headquarters in Yenagoa when a Pan-African group, Initiative for Positive Influence on African Youth (IPIAY), gave him a distinguished leadership merit award.

    The NSCDC chief said the corps would not condone indiscipline, especially the misuse of firearms by its officers and men.

    He said following the meeting between the executive members of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and the NSCDC, the corps resolved to compensate the victim.

    The NSCDC chief warned officers and men of the corps to desist from any act that could tarnish its image.

  • Man jailed 12 months for attempting to steal a motorcycle

    Man jailed 12 months for attempting to steal a motorcycle

    An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced 30-year-old Dare Ogunlade to 12  months imprisonment for attempting to steal a Bajaj motorcycle belonging to an officer of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.

    Ogunlade of no fixed address is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and attempted stealing.

    The prosecutor, Insp. Olakunle Shonibare, told the court that the convict committed the offence in Feb. 16, 2017 at about 7.30p.m. at Adigbe area in Abeokuta.

    He said the convict attempted to steal the motorcycle with registration No AKM 064 QA valued at N250, 000 wned by Mr Jamiu Bello of the NSCDC.

    Shonibare said the offence contravened Section 516 of the Criminal Code, Vol. 1 Laws of Ogun, 2006.

    Ogunlade pleaded guilty to the charges and the Magistrate, Mr Idowu Olayinka, sentenced him to twelve months imprisonment with an option to pay N50, 000 fine.

  • NSCDC suspends operative for shooting at doctor’s car

    NSCDC suspends operative for shooting at doctor’s car

    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has concluded investigations into an allegation that two of its operatives harassed a medical doctor, Bekewari Sampou and shot at his car in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

    The incident, which happened on April 28, involving two civil defenders, Akpoghomhe Jude and Ogodo Richman, generated concerns among members of the public.

    The corps set up a seven-man committee headed by NSCDC’s Head of Intelligence and Investigation Department, Deputy Commandant Anyanwu G.C  with the mandate to investigate all the circumstances surrounding the incident.

    The state Commandant, Mr. Desmond Agu, said following the report of the committee, Jude Akpogho, was indicted and was subsequently suspended from the corps.

    Agu spoke at the command’s headquarters in Yenagoa when a Pan-African group, Initiative for Positive Influence on African Youth (IPIAY) bestowed him with a distinguished leadership merit award.

    He said the corps would never condone indiscipline especially the misuse of firearms by officers and men of NSCDC.

    He said following the meeting between the executive members of the Nigerian Medical Association and the NSCDC, the corps resolved to compensate the victim.

    Agu warned officers and men of the corps to desist from any act that could tarnish the image of NSCDC.

    Receiving the award before the senior officers of the command, the commandant said it was an honour to be remembered for an award by IPIAY, whose membership cut across most African countries.

    He asked members of the group to feel free and enjoy their stay insisting that the state and the country were highly secured.

    “The NSCDC has helped immensely to keep the country safe. We are proactive in our approach to security matters and we will continue to contribute our quota to ensure that peace reigns in the country”, he said.

    Referring to the corps as a peacemaker, he assured the visitors that the award would boost the morale of NSCDC to do more in the state in realising its mandate.

    Earlier in his speech, the Head of Mission, Mr. David Christophe, described Agu as a rare gem, administrative icon, a man of outstanding understanding and a true son of Africa.

    Christophe, who hails from Togo led other delegates, Kwase Kudjoe (Ghana), Esther Okeke (Cameroon), Gabriel Kamoya (Kenya), Semira Ikhina (Benin Republic) and Paul Mathew (Nigeria) to give the award to the commandant.

    Christophe said the group was founded to identify selfless leaders, whose styles were in line with Pan-Africanism, and encourage them.

    He said Agu had demonstrated sterling leadership qualities in his career through his contributions to the growth and development of the NSCDC.

    Addressing Agu, he said: “Without fear of contradictions, you were found worthy to receive the youth Africa distinguished merit award as the most outstanding commandant in recognition to your immense contributions to nation-building and effective service delivery to NSCDC”.

     

  • JAMB candidate nabbed with gun at examination centre

    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Nasarawa State has arrested a 21-year-old suspected candidate  for being in possession of firearms in one of the centres of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in the state.

    The state commandant of the NSCDC, Mr. Bashir Lawal-Kano, told journalists in Lafia on Thursday that the suspect was arrested at the Nasarawa State Polytechnic centre during a search at the entrance to the hall.

    Lawal-Kano said the suspect was arrested on Tuesday after he was found to be in possession of a locally-made pistol and two rounds of live ammunition.

    He said upon interrogation, the suspect confessed that someone gave him the gun for safe keeping.

    He said that the suspect would be charged to court for illegal possession of firearms, adding that even registered guns were not allowed at examination centres.

    Lawal-Kano also said the command has arrested one Mohammed Alakayi from Doma local government area of the state for allegedly posing as a recruitment agent for the NSCDC.

    He said the command received several complaints from the public over alleged cases of fake recruitment.

    “We had reports of some criminal elements posing as our recruitment agents and following our intelligence, we arrested the suspect with full uniform of NSCDC and forged recruitment forms,” he said.

     

     

     

  • Four jailed for oil theft

    Four persons have been sentenced to two years imprisonment each for oil theft by a Federal High Court sitting in Benin, Edo State.

    The four convicts, Jonathan Perekeme, Obi Tuku, Okus Moni and Perede Felix, were arrested by men of the Edo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

    Edo State Commandant of NSCDC, Mr. Makinde Ayinla, who disclosed this on Friday, said the convicts were arraigned on three- count charge each.

    Ayinla said the convicts were arrested on January 2016 at Urohi, Esan West local government area of the state.

    The NSCDC commander stated that the convicts were arraigned for illegal dealing in petroleum products without lawful authority, unlawful aid, counsels and collaboration with oil thieves and conspiracy.

    He said the command still has 14 pending cases in court, adding that the command seized 14, 000 illegally refined diesel.

  • NSCDC, VSO partnership ’ll check cultism, kidnapping in Ogun, say Amosun,Commandant

    NSCDC, VSO partnership ’ll check cultism, kidnapping in Ogun, say Amosun,Commandant

    Governor Ibikunle Amosun on Friday said the synergy between the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSDC) and the Vigilante Service of Ogun State (VSO) would strengthen crime prevention and combating effort in the state.

    Amosun who spoke at the conclusion of a “Sensitization Course on Grassroot Operation” for members of the VSO at the NSCDC’s College of Security Management, Abeokuta,  the Ogun State capital, was represented by the Commissioner, Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Chief Jide Ojuko.

    The Governor noted that his administration takes the issues of security of lives and properties seriously, saying this informed why the VSO was established in 2011 to complement the efforts of other security agencies and make the state safe for living and businesses.

    The Provost of the College, Commandant Awosusi  Oluwasefunmi, urged the participants to put to practice all that have been imparted into them during the trainings.

    Awosusi said the training was meant to equip  the VSO officers with the skills required to enhance  efficiency in the discharge of their duty as well as work in  partnership with the NSCDC Operatives to “curb the menace of cultism, child abuse, kidnapping, vandalism, drugs abuse and other vice” in Ogun communities.

    Speaking with journalists at the occasion, the Assistant Commandant General, NSCDC, Southwest and Lagos, Poopola Waheed, hailed the initiative, saying the synergy between NSCDC, VSO and among other sister agencies would help secure Ogun and make  residents sleep with two eyes closed.

  • UTME: NSCDC arrests five fraudsters

    Five persons were yesterday arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for various infractions in the ongoing registration exercise for the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has declared.

    JAMB said the fraudsters were allegedly apprehended from various locations across the nation where they were perpetrating nefarious activities.

    Its spokesperson Fabian Benjamin, in a statement in Abuja, said some of the fraudsters are owners of Computer Based test centres.

    He said: “In the presence of the Commandant General, NSCDC Abdullah Mohamadu, the fraudsters confessed to numerous registration infractions that the Board couldn’t imagine.

    “Some of these registration thieves are Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres owners licensed by JAMB to conduct registration exercise for the candidates planning to take the forthcoming UTME.

    “More worrisome is the massive investment by E- Kindle CBT centres to penetrate the airtel system we are using to perpetrate all forms of wholesome practices.

    “They register candidates without proper biometric which means such candidates will have problems with their details during examination if not corrected immediately.

    “From investigation at the headquarters of the NSCDC, it was clear that they had powerful men backing them to thwart the efforts of JAMB.

    “If not, how will you justify them spending over N20 million to construct a radio platform just to hack into the Board’s registration exercise if not to destroy the entire system and put JAMB in bad light?”

    Benjamin claimed the perpetrators confessed to have spent over N20 million on the construction of a radio platform with which they hacked into the registration exercise of JAMB.

  • Herdsmen/farmers clash: NSCDC proposes agro-rangers security unit

    Following unending killings in the country as a result of clashes between the Fulani herdsman and farmers, the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) is set to tackle the menace with the formation of an agro-rangers security unit.

    But the development, according to the Commandant General (NSCDC), Abdullahi Muhammadu, will be with the approval of the federal government.

    Muhammadu in an exclusive interview with, The Nation disclosed that the proposal is to start with about 300 officers.

    The NSCDC boss, who expressed sadness over the incessant killing, vowed that: “We have heard enough of this crisis between the Fulani herdsmen and farmers all over the country. So many killings have taken place with destruction of farmlands and this cannot continue.”

    His words: “We are trying to make sure that we live up to date as far as security issue is concerned.”

    “I have visited one of the farms in the north and what I saw on ground was amazing. The man has invested over N5 billion on the farm and he has abandoned everything because of insecurity. So we have assured them that proper security will be put in place. We are charged to do more in the area of critical infrastructure.”

    On the welfare of officers and men of the Corps, Muhammadu expressed gratitude to the Federal Government over the 100 percent life insurance, but decried the movement from the various MDAs to the Head of Service, saying payment has become difficult.

    He commended the federal government, saying “for the first time, all our requests in the budget were granted,” and pledged his organisation’s resolve to soon bring “vandalisation to its barest minimum.”

    Muhammadu also called on Nigerians to discountenance speculations that the Corps was recruiting and doing secret replacement.