The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) on Tuesday charged the officers of the corps to brace up for coming days ahead following the upcoming Easter celebration and continuous pursuit of the Corps mandate in Lagos.
ASCI. Olumide Abolurin, the Civil Defence Public Relations Officer (CDPRO), Lagos State Command disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Ikeja, Lagos.
He said that Commandant Eweka Okoro made the charge at the NSCDC 1st Quarter Conference held with Management Staff, Area Commander, Divisional Officers and Tactical Commanders in Lagos Command.
Okoro said that the security’ meeting came up at this critical time, following the Commandant’s General(CG) Ahmed Abubakar Audi,1st quarter conference on April 1st, at the NHQ, Abuja.
The Commandant analysed the various security challenges bedevilling the nation during the interactive session with the senior officers.
He charged them to brace up for the coming days ahead in the new quarter, following the upcoming Easter celebration and the continuous pursuit of the Corps’ mandates in the state.
The Commandant briefed the senior officers on the new developments and applaud able achievements of the CG, within a short time in office.
According to him, this includes procurement of vehicles, training and re – training of personnel, deployment of brand new ambulances to some international airports in the nation, including the Lagos Airport, to respond and manage disasters.
“Payment of promotion arrears to eligible officers, development of new strategies to secure the nation’s critical national assets and infrastructure and eradicate the spate of killing and kidnapping through banditry and terrorism, by sharing credible intelligence with other relevant services in the nation,” he said.
Okoro seized the opportunity to appreciate the CG, for deploying a brand new ambulance to Lagos, amidst other states, in a bid to manage disaster in the state.
The Commandant also announced that the training of the 2019 newly recruited personnel deployed to the state has commenced in earnest, in line with the standard procedures and directives laid down by the CG at the conference.