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From Isaac Anumihe, Abuja
The Commandant General (CG) of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has deployed over 25,000 officers to ensure the protection of lives, and critical infrastructure across the nation during the Yuletide season.
The CG also directed all the Assistant Commandants General and the Commandants of the corps in charge of the zonal and state commands to ensure strategic and adequate deployment of officers and men of the corps to ensure peaceful and hitch-free celebrations during the Christmas and New Year periods.
The CG also called for the implementation of comprehensive operational strategies, robust and elaborate security arrangements throughout the country.
“The areas of our core mandate will be massive deployment of overt and covert officers to all the locations of government’s critical infrastructure and national assets such as oil pipelines, electrical installations, airports, railway stations, and other government buildings among others.
“The Safe School Initiative Project will not be left out as the special Rapid Response Squad and the Female Squad will continue with their round-the-clock protection of the schools nationwide to prevent any form of attack or kidnapping in the school and the school’s infrastructure,” he ordered.
In a statement, the CG said that other strategic officers such as the intelligent operatives, Agro Rangers Personnel, CG’s Special Intelligence Squad, Anti Vandal Operatives, the Rapid Response Squad among others would also be properly deployed to various flashpoints, black spots, recreational centres, markets, places of worship among others.
Audi also charged the senior officers to ensure that personnel deployed were adequately supervised for utmost professionalism in the discharge of their duties.
The CG equally charged the public to be law-abiding and security conscious and support security personnel by reporting any criminal activities and elements promptly.
