NSCDC Promises To Keep Watch Over Recently Commissioned Projects In FCT

By Bukar BOLORI

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has promised to keep watch over the newly commissioned projects in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

The promise was given on Tuesday by the The FCT Commandant of the Corps, Dr. Olusola Odumosu while addressing his personnel on the need to be up and doing to ensure effective protection of the just commissioned projects executed by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, supported by President Bola Tinubu.

Odumosu assured the government and residents of the FCT of increased vigilance and security for Critical National Asset and Infrastructure (CNAI) in the territory.

Odumosu, who charged his personnel to redoubled their efforts to justify the confidence reposed in the Corps, said the FCT Command is more determined than ever to make sure that the Critical National Assets and Infrastructure under their purview are given the necessary protection from criminal elements and vandals.

The Commandant, stated that the Corps being the lead agency in the protection of CNAI, either old or new, will not relent but rather redouble surveillance and patrol to avoid vandalism and theft.

He said: “We will not relent, rather, we have increased our surveillance and our routine patrol has been redoubled to ensure that those who are hoping to cause havoc or vandalize these infrastructure will be utterly disappointed by our presence”.

He assured the government and residents of the FCT that the Corps will do everything within its power to make sure the National infrastructure are properly protected to serve the purpose they were provided.

Odumosu urged residents of the FCT to support the Corps by providing the organization with vital information so they could serve them better.

He said: “Security of these infrastructure is the responsibility of all of us, we cannot achieve much without your involvement as end users, we need your support to keep this facilities safe at all times.”

He urged FCT residents to report any case of Vandalism or suspicious movement of person or group of persons around the various infrastructure to the NSCDC office close to them or contact the FCT Command through its hotline 09166229882 or 08159066244.

The Commandant reiterated that “to whom much is given, much is expected.”

He,therefore, appealed to all well-meaning Nigerians and the government to support the Corps by providing more operational vehicles, communication gadgets, and motorbikes for easy accessibility of difficult terrains.

“FCT is big; we have patrol vehicles, but because of the nature of security we are to provide, the vehicles available are insufficient, but that will not deter us from carrying out our assigned duties.”

He, however, said additional vehicles will go a long way to assist the FCT Command in achieving a great feat.