The newly appointed Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence (NSCDC), FCT Command, Olusola Odumosu, has declared war against vandals of critical infrastructure in the Federal Capital Territory.
He made the declaration during his maiden speech after taking over the affairs of the command from former commandant, Peter Maigari, on Tuesday.
“I have declared wars on vandals, on economic saboteurs, on criminals, manhole thieves, the vandals of streetlights and communication equipment,” he said, “ NSCDC, having been at the forefront as the lead agency to fight criminals who are sabotaging the government, Under my leadership, I will ensure that this criminal this vandals are put in their place.”
Olusola added that it was a new dawn as he charged officers of the command to be on their toes. He particularly urged them to be more civil when dealing with journalists as well as members of the public.
“NSCDC is one organisation that has enjoyed social acceptability among the people and that is one of the comparative advantages that we have therefore under my leadership, every one of you is an ambassador of the corps,” he said.
He mentioned that more personnel will be assigned during the day and night to ensure security presence is in sight around the facilities in the city centers.
While noting that protecting lives and properties is part of their function, the corp commandant noted that they wouldn’t shy from working with other security agencies in the FCT to make the city safer.
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