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From Olanrewaju Lawal Birnin Kebbi
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) Kebbi State have passed out 71 newly recruited officers out of the 6,500 across the country.
Their passing out ceremony was attended by the State Governor, Dr Nasir Idris, Heads of other security agencies in the state among others.
Governor Idris while addressing the newly recruited cadets, assured the NSCDC of continuous support and synergy for the promotion of peace and security in the state.
Idris who gave out N200,000 to the first position in weapons handling,gave N150,000,N100,000 to 2nd and 3rd position while only female participant was given N50,000.
The Governor,who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government,Alhaji Yakubu Bala Tafida, expressed satisfaction over the brilliant performance of the weapons handling.
According to him, “I assure you of sustained support and partnership with the NSCDC for effective performance of its operations as well as other security agencies.
“I am impressed by the professional handling of fire arms by personnel of the corps, especially mantling and dismantling of the arms in few seconds’ exercise,” he said.
The governor congratulated the corps on international civil defense day and passing out parade of the recruits, stressed that the government had placed premium of security matters in the state.
Earlier in his speech, the Commandant of the NSCDC in the state, Kabir Abubakar-Alkamawa, explained that the Federal Government under the present administration successfully recruited over 6,500 Nigerians across the country.
According to him, 71 out the recruited personnel have been allotted to the state who have passed out in the occasion.
He said that the recruits had undergone six months rigorous training which included physical and theoretical lectures of basic arms training prerequisite on their legitimate duties.
“During this period, I am pleased to inform you that we did not record any causality. They endured the rigors of the training with sense of commitment, dedication and readiness to serve their state and father land.
“Today as we look forward to integrating them into the system as they have been scheduled to also undergo more training in our various training schools across the country in tandem with modern techniques and realities,” he said.
Abubakar-Alkamawa thanked Governor Idris for the support and generosity the state government had been rendering to the command.
” I want to also seize this opportunity to urge you that the manpower is till inadequate and as such more efforts should be done to help increase the number in subsequent recruitment for our teeming citizens, ” the commander said.
