The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola instructed the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Ahmed Audi to instruct his men to be vigilant and effective on security to return Nigeria to the olden days when people could travel freely on the roads.
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps have arrested no fewer than 50 armed herdsmen in the past one week, the Commandant-General of the NSCDC, Dr. Ahmed Audi, has said.
He added that that the suspects were apprehended in Ekiti, Borno, Cross River, and other states, saying they were allegedly involved in banditry, abductions, and cattle rustling.
The NSCDC Commandant General revealed this while presenting licenses to 17 private security guard operators in Abuja, on Wednesday.
Audi stressed the need for synergy among security agencies, noting that the security challenges besetting the nation could only be addressed substantially through sharing of intelligence.
He said, “The nation is being bedeviled with a very serious security crisis, and that is the asymmetric warfare. If you want to deal decisively with this, you must synergize with all stakeholders, in terms of credible intelligence.
We arrested 50 illegally armed herdsmen, and we realized that some of them are into rustling of cattle, and also kidnapping. The armed herdsmen were arrested throughout the federation – some in Ekiti, Borno, Cross River states.
“You know it is part of our mandate to settle disputes between herdsmen and farmers and to also give some security protection to our agro-allied investments in the country.’’
According to Audi, the arrest of the armed herdsmen was an indication of his determination to reposition the corps for optimal delivery on its core mandate.
Audi cautioned the private security guard operators against adopting ranks or other accouterments used by the military and other security agencies.
Any News Or Advert contact Us at our Email : cdanews9@gnail.com or WhatsApp 234805410984
Read more at:www.cdanewsonline.com
