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  • Court sentences ex-civil defence officer to life imprisonment

    Court sentences ex-civil defence officer to life imprisonment

    An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced one Olukayode Dayo, a former officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to life imprisonment over an offence of rape.

    The 39- year- old convict was arraigned before Justice Lekan Olatawura on  May 13, 2022 on one count charge bordering on rape.

    The charge reads that Olukayode Dayo on Dec. 25,  2021 at Ado-Ekiti within the jurisdiction of Ado-Ekiti court did rape a 13 years old girl names withheld.

    According to the charge, the offence is contrary to section 31(2) of the Child’s Rights Law, Cap. C7, Laws of Ekiti State, 2012.

    In his statement to the Police, the victim said, ” I was living with my grandmother, I was sent home to go and bring banana and kolanut, on my way home, one man called Olukay (the defendant) crossed me with his motorcycle, he dropped the banana and kolanut on my head, he carried me to a fenced uncompleted building.

    ”I  was shouting but he did not listen to me, he removed my pant and started having sex with me, a passerby who heard my voice entered the compound, he took to his heels on citing the man, the man chased him but he was unable to catch him, he came back and take me to my grandmother, he explained what happened to her. ”  she concluded.

    To prove his case, the prosecutor, Julius Ajibare called six witnesses and tendered the defendant’s statement, photographs of the victim and medical report as exhibits.

    The defendant, who spoke in his own defence through his counsel, Oluwaseun Oyebanji, denied committing the offence but pleaded to the court to temper justice with mercy and he called no witness.

    Delivering his judgment, Justice Lekan Olatawura said, in this event, the victim consistently, unequivocally and unshaking stated that the defendant who was well known to her was the person who raped her.

    “In all, I find proof beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant raped the 13- year-old girl on Dec. 25,  2021 and consequent thereupon, I find him guilty as charg.

    ”Consequent upon the foregoing, the defendant is sentenced to life imprisonment,”  the judge ruled.

  • How NSCDC Commander’s wife was kidnapped inside her room

    How NSCDC Commander’s wife was kidnapped inside her room

    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed the kidnapping of one Mrs Victoria Dandaura, wife of the head of the Corps Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad (CG’SSIS).

    This is contained in a statement by NSCDC Director, Public Relation’s Office (PRO), Mr Olusola Odumosu, on Thursday in Abuja.

    The Spokesman revealed that the incident happened at the victim’s residence in Gidi-Gidi, around Cattle market, Lafia, Nasarawa State, on Wednesday at about 7 p.m.

    According to him, “unknown gunmen stormed the residence of Deputy Commandant, Apollos Dandaura, and took control of the environment by shooting sporadically in the air and thereafter whisked the wife away at gun point.

    “She was Kidnapped inside her living room and taken away without any traces for now.”

    Mr Odumosu said that DC Dandaura’s brother, a personnel of the Corps serving in Nasarawa State Command, ASC1 Ezekiel Dandaura, was shot during the attack.

    “He sustained gunshot injuries in the cause of the attack and is currently receiving treatment in a hospital facility,” the spokesman said.

  • BREAKING: Civil Defence CG Commander’s wife kidnapped

    BREAKING: Civil Defence CG Commander’s wife kidnapped

    The wife to the Commander of the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad, Deputy Commandant Apollos Dandaura, was Kidnapped Wednesday evening and his younger brother was shot in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa State.

    A national newspaper reported this development, disclosing that the younger brother of Deputy Commandant, Apollos Dandaura, is currently receiving treatment at a private Hospital in Lafia and that he is said to be responding to treatment.

    The Commander’s wife was kidnapped around Shenge area of Lafia, the capital city of Nasarawa State.

    When contacted, Public Relations Officer of the Nasarawa State Command of NSCDC, Jerry Victor, who confirmed the incident in a telephone conversation said however that the where about of the victim was still unknown

    The detail of the incident is still sketchy at the time of filling this report.

    Source: Vanguard

  • NCC, Civil Defence Corps align to tackle telecoms crimes

    NCC, Civil Defence Corps align to tackle telecoms crimes

    The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has teamed with the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to tackle some of the criminal activities bedeviling the telecom industry, such as telecom equipment vandalism and fraudulent registration of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards among others.

    Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, who addressed a gathering of senior management staff of NSCDC in the South West Zone, at an exclusive workshop organised by the Commission, hailed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) sealed between the agency and the Commission, for which the gathering was to explore how the Corps will deploy enabling laws, subsidiary legislations, and extant guidelines to arrest any form of criminality in the sector.

    Danbatta, who was represented at the workshop by the Director, Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement at the Commission, Ephraim Nwokonneya, said, over the years, the NCC has been working with relevant law enforcement agencies, and in particular the NSCDC, towards protecting telecom sector from all kinds of criminal behaviour.

    “Through despicable activities that are criminal and totally at variance with national security concerns of government, the deviant elements in our midst have been acting to undermine efforts put in place to consolidate the gains of the sector,” the EVC said.

    Danbatta declared that “These criminal activities include theft and vandalism of telecommunications infrastructure, the illegal use of fraudulently-registered Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards, operating without license, illegal call masking, and so on.”

    He said while the NSCDC officers have been of tremendous assistance, the objective of the workshop was to constantly engage and update them on new trends and existing regulations, requiring concerted efforts for their implementation towards enhancing sanity in the telecom sector.

    Danbatta said the NSCDC and other agencies have done very well with the assistance of their personnel in carrying out raid exercises and mopping up fraudulently-registered SIM cards found in circulation, as well as in raising the banner of awareness on the need to protect critical national telecom infrastructure.

    Some of the topical issues discussed at the workshop covered the activities of the Commission as presented by the relevant departments in the context of laws and other regulations, and in relation to the roles of NSCDC, as depicted in the presentation made by the NCC’s Head of Enforcement, Salisu Abdu, during the workshop.

  • Over 50,000 telecom infrastructure destruction reported in 5 years

    Over 50,000 telecom infrastructure destruction reported in 5 years

    Over 50,000 cases of major destruction to telecom infrastructure and facilities have been reported across the country in the past five years, raising alarm over the implication of these incidents to the quality of telecommunications services in Nigeria.

    Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, who disclosed this at the 2022 edition of Youth Civil Society and Stakeholders Summit (YCSSS), which took place midweek at the Army Resource Centre, Abuja, expressed worry over how the incidents have continued to affect the Quality of Experience, (QoE), of consumers, and called for concerted efforts by the members of the public, and security agencies, to stem the tide.

    Danbatta, who spoke through the Head, Corporate Communication Unit of the Commission, Mrs. Nnena Ukoha, said the negative impacts of incessant vandalism of telecom equipment, evidenced in fibre cuts, theft of telecom facilities like generators at sites, vandalism of base stations, among other vices, have become a major burden on the service providers, while telecom consumers have continued to suffer unwarranted disruptions of their hard-earned services.

    “The impact of  vandalism of infrastructure is felt by all in the quality of services rendered, as it results in increasing drop calls, data and Internet connectivity disruptions, aborted and undelivered short messaging services (SMS), as well as countless failed calls”, he said.

    The NCC‘s Chief Executive Officer said that, considering the well-known fact that the ability to connect and communicate is fundamental to human existence, improvement in businesses processes, government services, education, as well as social and family networking through seamless connections, every community should get involved in protecting the critical infrastructure that makes these services possible.

    “Therefore, as a community, you are expected to report cases of vandalism of telecoms infrastructure to the nearest law enforcement agencies such as the Police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and also share adequate information received from NCC with your family, friends, and neighbours.

    “We believe, with your cooperation as critical stakeholders in the telecoms sector, we can all work with the law enforcement authorities in protecting telecom infrastructure in your community”, Danbatta stated to emphasise the role of the communities in protecting critical national assets.

  • Buhari promotes over 5000 Civil Defence officers

    Buhari promotes over 5000 Civil Defence officers

     

    The Civil Defence, Immigration and Prisons Services Board (CDIPB) has approved the promotion of 5,010 officers and men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to various ranks.

    The commandant general of NSCDC, Ahmed Audi, said the promotion was timely, according to a statement by the corps spokesperson, Olusola Odumosu.

    Mr Audi noted that it was imperative for dedicated and deserving personnel to be promoted according to increased productivity and development of manpower.

    He added that from 5,010 upgraded operatives, 4,494 were promoted, while 516 were upgraded by conversion to assistant superintendent of corps II (ASC II).

    A breakdown of the promotion showed that 116 assistant commandants of corps (ACC) got promoted to the deputy commandant of corps (DCC) rank.

    “Three hundred and sixty-two chief superintendents of corps (CSC) were promoted to the rank of assistant commandant of corps (ACC).

    Three hundred and ninety-nine superintendents of corps (SC) were moved to the rank of chief superintendent of corps (CSC),” he stated.

    “Five hundred and fifty deputy superintendents of corps (DSC) got promoted to the rank of superintendent of corps.”

    A further breakdown showed that 888 assistant superintendents of corps I (ASC I) were promoted to deputy superintendents of corps (DSC), and 1191 assistant superintendents of corps II (ASC II) got promoted to the rank of assistant superintendent of corps (I).

    In addition, 988 inspectors of corps II (IC II) were promoted to assistant superintendents of corps II (ASC II).

    The commandant general charged the newly promoted officers to justify their promotion by contributing to the growth of the corps through hard work, renewed zeal, vigour, loyalty to service and patriotism to the nation.

    Three hundred and ninety-nine superintendents of corps (SC) were moved to the rank of chief superintendent of corps (CSC),” he stated.

    “Five hundred and fifty deputy superintendents of corps (DSC) got promoted to the rank of superintendent of corps.”

    A further breakdown showed that 888 assistant superintendents of corps I (ASC I) were promoted to deputy superintendents of corps (DSC), and 1191 assistant superintendents of corps II (ASC II) got promoted to the rank of assistant superintendent of corps (I).

    In addition, 988 inspectors of corps II (IC II) were promoted to assistant superintendents of corps II (ASC II).

    The commandant general charged the newly promoted officers to justify their promotion by contributing to the growth of the corps through hard work, renewed zeal, vigour, loyalty to service and patriotism to the nation.

  • 3,852 officers of Nigerian Correctional Service promoted

    3,852 officers of Nigerian Correctional Service promoted

    At least, 3,852 officers and other personnel of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) have been elevated to the next ranks.

     

    It was gathered that the promotion was approved by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFISB).

     

    According to a statement issued in Abuja, the promotion of the 3,852 officers and men of the rank of Inspectors of Corrections (IC) and Assistant Controllers of Corrections, to the next ranks was effective from 1st January, 2020.

     

    Statistics from the promotion result shows that a total of 48 Assistant Controllers of Corrections (ACCs) were promoted to Deputy Controllers of Corrections (DCC) while 66 Chief Superintendents of Corrections (CSCs) got elevated to the rank of Assistant Controllers of Corrections (ACC), the statement signed by the Public Relations Officer, Umar Abubakar said.

     

    Others are 197 Superintendents of Corrections (SCs) elevated to the rank of Chief Superintendents of Corrections (CSC); 307 Deputy Superintendents of Corrections (DSCs) promoted to Superintendents of Corrections (SCs); 441 Assistant Superintendents of Corrections (ASC I) elevated to the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Corrections (DSC), he added.

     

    According to Abubakar, 1,175 Assistant Superintendents of Corrections (ASC II) were promoted to Assistant Superintendents of Corrections (ASC I) while 1,209 Inspector of Corrections (IC) were promoted to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Corrections (ASC II).

     

    He said: “others include 17 Inspectors of Corrections (IC II) promoted to ASC II, and a total of 392 officers who acquired additional qualifications were upgraded from Assistant and Inspectorate cadres to the superintendent cadre.

     

    “The Controller General of Corrections, Haliru Nababa, congratulated the promoted officers and charged them to see their elevations as a call for more work and dedication to duty.

     

    “He therefore implored them to justify their elevation by adding value to service delivery. He assured all officers and men of his commitment and zeal towards improving staff welfare so as to motivate them to carry out their duties effectively and efficiently.”

  • Buhari appoints new CGs for civil defence, correctional service

    President Muhamamdu Buhari has approved the appointment of Ahmed Abubakar Audi as the new Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and Haliru Nababa mni, as the new Controller-General of the Nigeria Correctional Service.

    Mohammed Manga, Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Interior, announced the appointments in a statement on Thursday.

    The new NSCDC CG succeeds Abdullahi Gana, who retired in January.

    After the retirement of Gana, Hillary Madu, a Deputy Commandant-General, was appointed in acting capacity.

    But on Thursday, the president appointed a substantive Commandant-General for the agency.

    The statement said, “Ahmed Audi, emerged the top best candidate out of those that went through the transparent selection process initiated by the Ministry Of Interior through the Board to ensure that the most suitable among the top-ranking officers in the service was appointed to replace the out-going CG

    At the Correctional Service, Nababa succeeds Ja’afaru Ahmed, who also retired last month.

    “President Muhammadu Buhari has also nominated Haliru Nababa mni, as the new Controller-General of the Corrections Service, subject to the confirmation of the Senate in line with the provision of the new Act establishing the Nigerian Correctional Service 2019.

    “The Minister of Interior and Chairman, Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Board (CDCFIB), Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola who congratulated the new appointees, called on them to ensure full implementation of the mandate of their services as well as to ensure synergy with other security agencies in the country with the view to providing efficient internal security services and citizenship integrity for Nigerians and foreigners alike in line with the policy thrust of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration,” the statement read.

  • Civil Defence officer ‘accidentally’ shoots colleague dead in Lagos

    Barely one week week after a police officer opened fire near a Lagos viewing centre, killing a 36-year-old man, identified as Kolade Johnson, there was pandemonium again in Lagos on Tuesday as an official of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) accidentally released fire killing his colleague and injuring several others.

    The incident which occurred at the Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics (LADOL) facility was announced on Tuesday afternoon by the head the NSCDC, Abdullahi Gana.

    Gana said a Civil Defence officer opened fire ‘in error’ at the logistics base, ”leaving multiple casualties”.

    He later clarified that the officer, who was not immediately identified, shot and killed one of his colleagues at the base.

    A Korean man who was also present sustained gunshot wounds and is currently hospitalised, Mr Gana said.

    Gana sympathised with the victims, promising the incident would be investigated and appropriate sanctions imposed.

    “The officer involved has already been stripped of his arms and currently under detention pending the outcome of the report of the committee and justice ensured accordingly,” Gana added.