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  • 4 NSCDC officers feared killed in Rivers [Photos]

    4 NSCDC officers feared killed in Rivers [Photos]

    Four officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) are feared dead following an ambush by gunmen, suspected to be sea pirates, in Bakana community in Rivers.

    A resident of the community who spoke on condition of anonymity told NAN in Port Harcourt on Saturday that the incident happened in the early hours of Friday.

    The resident said the officers were shot dead on Bakana River in Degema Local Government Area by sea pirates.

    “Two of the victims who are Muslims have already been buried according to Islamic rites,” the eyewitness added.

    Reacting, the Spokesman of NSCDC in Rivers, DSC Olufemi Ayodele, who did not admit or deny the killing, said the command would issue a statement as more facts unfold.

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  • Igboho urges security agencies to address alleged killings by herdsmen in Ogun, Oyo

    Igboho urges security agencies to address alleged killings by herdsmen in Ogun, Oyo

    Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Igboho, has urged the Department of State Services, DSS, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, and the Nigerian Army to probe the latest killings of farmers in Oyo and Ogun states.

    According to Igboho, the security agencies should ensure that those behind the killings are apprehended and brought to book.

    Recall that gunmen suspected to be herders had killed farmers in Iwere-Ile community of Iwajowa Local Government Area and some other towns in Oke Ogun axis of Oyo.

    In his reaction,  Ighoho said security agencies must urgently address skirmishes between some rogue herdsmen and farmers in some parts of Ogun.

    Parts of a statement he personally signed read: “We are calling on the Police, the Department of State Security (DSS), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Nigerian Army to address the fragile security breaches now before the situation gets out of hand.

    “We are saddened that the killings of our farmers innocently earning their living have started raising its ugly head again. This worrisome development calls for sober reflection bearing in mind the current hardship in the country.

    “The recent ambush and killing of operatives of Amotekun Security Corps, including other security agents who were trying to restore normalcy in Iwere-Ile community after the suspected herdsmen have murdered our kinsmen in Iwere-Ile, must be investigated and the culprits must be made to face the music.

    “While we commend Oyo State governor, Engineer ‘Seyi Makinde, and his counterpart in Ogun, Prince Dapo Abiodun, for their efforts to ensure peace and healthy developments in their respective states, we are challenging the heads of security agencies to act now before the situation worsen.”

  • ABU student arrested for stabbing 17-year-old boy to death

    ABU student arrested for stabbing 17-year-old boy to death

    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Bauchi Command said it arrested a 500-level student of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria for allegedly stabbing a 17-year-old student to death.

    The NSCDC Commandant, Ilelaboye Oyejide, said this on Sunday, while briefing newsmen in Bauchi on the incident.

    Oyejide said that the suspect was arrested in Misau Local Government Area of the state.

    He said the command received information that the lifeless body of the deceased, Umar Usman, a secondary school student from Misau, was found wrapped in a white cloth and dumped at Misau bypass.

    “This is a case of culpable homicide,” he said, adding that the incident happened on October 24.

    “He was quickly taken to the General Hospital, Misau, where he was certified dead and handed over to the family for burial,” Oyejide said .

    “When we received the report, we raised high power intelligence officers to go to Misau and investigate to bring the perpetrators to book.

    He said that after a series of investigations by the operatives, “a suspect, Abdullahi Ibrahim, a 500-level student of Veterinary Medicine, ABU, Zaria, was arrested.

    “We came to realise that there was a communication chat between the suspect and deceased.

    “In the communication, we saw where the suspect enticed the deceased with homosexual love and showed him his naked picture.

    “When the deceased went to meet him somehow he was stabbed in the stomach and wrapped in a white cloth and dumped where he was found.

    According to Oyejide, the suspect confessed to the crime during investigation.

    He said that the suspect would be charged to court, “according to his offence”.

    “The suspect said that the deceased approached him with a knife and, in self defence, there was a struggle that resulted in his stabbing the deceased to death.

    “He also said that he was really afraid because it was something he had never encountered in his life,” the NSCDC boss said.

    He further said that the suspect claimed that because he was afraid, he decided to wrap the body in a cloth and dumped it along the bypass.

  • NSCDC Commandant denies Facebook account

    NSCDC Commandant denies Facebook account

    The FCT Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr. Olusola Odumosu, has denied a Facebook account opened in his name by fraudsters.

    Odumosu in an interview with NAN on Thursday in Abuja said that the Facebook account handle @olusola odumosu was fake.

    He said that the account, which was opened and operated by fraudsters, now has about 2,569 friends attached to the account.

    He added that the account was not in any way similar to his original account which has a different username.

    He condemned this act of impersonation by the fraudsters whose sole aim was to defraud Nigerians, unsuspecting individuals, friends, families, colleagues and associates of his.

    Odumosu explained that the impostor randomly selected his pictures online, posted and updated his social media page to make citizens believe that the account was being operated by him.

    He revealed that the fraudster/fraudsters had reportedly been engaging unsuspecting victims, especially personnel of the NSCDC, promising to assist them with foreign training to Canada.

    “This scammer is also offering other juicy offers with a caveat that they pay certain amount of money as incentive to the supposed commandant,” he said.

    He further said that reports from individuals, who have been contacted by the scammer, indicated that they were referred to contact one unknown and non-existing Deputy Commandant of Corps, Benson Odoh.

    He added that they were informed to contact the alleged DCC Odoh for proper documentation and processing of their overseas training after the payment of N6,000.

    “The public is hereby seriously warned not to fall victim to this criminals, masquerading as the NSCDC FCT commandant on social media with the intention of defrauding them.

    “The public should please note that the Facebook account is fake and not opened by the FCT commandant. Therefore, anyone added is advised to unfriend and report the page to Facebook as a fraudulent account.

    “Citizens are also warned to desist from paying any form of money or inducement for whatever favour or assistance the fraudster may be claiming to offer.”

    The commandant therefore appealed to well-meaning Nigerians with credible information on the identity of the fraudsters to approach the corps’ FCT command or anonymously send information regarding those involved.

  • Recruitment: FG releases list of successful applicants into NIS, NSCDC

    Recruitment: FG releases list of successful applicants into NIS, NSCDC

    The Federal Government has released the list of successful candidates who applied for enlistment into the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

    This is contained in a statement issued by the Secretary of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) Mr Ja’afaru Ahmed, on Tuesday in Abuja.

    The board said that candidates who participated in the Computer based Test (CBT), as well as Physical Screening/Certificate Verification/Psychometric evaluation, are requested to visit the CDCFIB portal at cdcfib.career to check if they are successful.

    He said that candidates are expected to print an invitation slip containing the schedule for the exercise.

    According to the board, the documentation exercise and issuance of appointment letters for successful candidates will hold simultaneously for both Services.

    “It will hold from Tuesday, Aug. 15, to Monday Sept. 4, at the board and the service headquarters respectively, ” It stated.

    The board warned that third-party (forwarded) messages would not be entertained.

  • Troops clamp down on illegal oil refining site in Delta

    Troops clamp down on illegal oil refining site in Delta

    Troops of the Nigerian Army, operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and those of a private security firm have jointly uncovered a major illegal refining site in Delta.

    Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, stated on Sunday in Abuja that the operation was undertaken by troops of 181 Amphibious Battalion.

    The battalion operates in 6 Division Area of Responsibility at Owahwa community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta.

    Nwachukwu stated that the operation was in continuation of the sustained effort to deny oil thieves the freedom of action and to protect the oil sector from economic saboteurs.

    He explained that the sting operation on Saturday followed a surveillance report on the activities of illegal oil refiners in the area.

    He explained that the troops stormed the site and discovered 35 modular ovens used for illegal oil refining; three fabricated reservoirs; 30 dugout reservoirs and 75 galvanised pipes.

    “The operatives have since clamped down on the illegal refining site.

    “The Nigerian Army enjoins all law-abiding citizens to continue to support on-going anti-oil theft operations by reporting suspected illicit refining and illegal bunkering in their areas to security agencies,’’  Nwachukwu stated.

  • JTF hands over suspected oil thieves to NSCDC in Delta

    JTF hands over suspected oil thieves to NSCDC in Delta

    The Joint Task Force JTF), Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) of the Nigeria Army, has handed over 12 suspected oil thieves to the Delta Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) for prosecution.

    At the ceremony on Saturday in Asaba, the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 63 Brigade, Nigeria Army, Maj. Yahaya Kabara, said the suspects were apprehended on July 7, 2023, off the coast of Escravos.

    Kabara said the suspects were arrested along with the vessel MV TURA II by troops of Sector 1 OPDS, operatives of TANTITA Security Services while conveying illegally acquired crude oil off the Escravos.

    According to him, the Army is handing over the suspects to the NSCDC to enable the command commence formal prosecution of the suspects in accordance with the law.

    “The Joint Task Force, South South Operation Delta Safe (JTF SS OPDS), enjoined the general public to continue to go about their legitimate businesses with the assurance of adequate security

    “For those who decide to do it illegally, the JTF SS OPDS will stop at nothing to see to their total destruction,” Kabara said.

  • Group calls on Tinubu to sack NSCDC Boss, Audi over alleged corruption

    Group calls on Tinubu to sack NSCDC Boss, Audi over alleged corruption

    A group under the aegis of Conference of Harmonized Civil Society Organisations (CHSCON), has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately sack and investigate the activities of Ahmed Audi, the current Commandant General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) over allegations of corruption.

    CHSCON a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) that serves as an anti-corruption watchdog in Nigeria said Audi has become a national shame and embarrassment to public service as his tenure has been marked with series of fraudulent activities

    Convener of the group, Otumba Adebayo Femi in a statement made available to journalists, said, “we have received series of complaints from well-meaning Nigerians who are aware of the work we do in fighting corruption and we have made our investigations. Mr. Audi remains one of the most corrupt public servant remaining in this country as he has turned the NSCDC into his fiefdom and personal business where he cashes out shamelessly without recourse to due process and the Procurement Act.

    “Such gross misconduct has no place in the current administration which has shown clear commitment and capacity to fight corruption headlong. Mr. President should therefore immediately suspend, investigate and sack, Mr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi for his crimes”.

    The CSO noted that previous attempts to bring Mr. Audi to book where stalled as he bribed his way out and killed the investigations initiated against him using the money illegally acquired through shady deals and exploiting the weaknesses in the Nigerian justice system. In addition, the group accused the CG of courting politicians to buy himself some protection and immunity instead of using the funds allocated to the NSCDC for the purposes earmarked.

    “Mr. Audi has been notorious in evading investigations under the former administration. His questionable affiliation and criminal lobby of high profile politicians and traditional rulers has always been his cover but this is a new era and he must face the wrath of the law. It has been confirmed that as part of his plans to buy himself some immunity and protection from the ruling class, Mr. Audi used funds meant for the NSCDC to sponsor some politicians instead of paying contractors and executing projects that will have direct bearing on the Corps and its personnel. This shameless display of smartness must stop forthwith to pave way for a leader that will restore the dignity of the NSCDC and restore the low morale of officers and men of the Corps”, the statement added.

    The group similarly accused Mr. Audi of nepotism and favouritism, adding that, since his assumption into office, Federal Character, merit, qualifications and experience has been jettisoned in favour of tribal and religious affiliations. It further decried the illegal deployments, appointments and witch-hunt that followed whoever tried to question his draconic ways.

    “Mr. President, your appointments so far have clearly shown that you’re not a tribal or religious bigot. Nigerians across party and religious lines are clearly impressed with your stewardship but there is a misfit currently in your administration and he must leave. Mr. Audi should be sacked and the lopsided promotions, postings and redeployments done to protect his criminal activities should be reversed in favour of Federal Character, experience, due process, merit and competence to boost the morale of officers and men of the NSCDC. Mr. President, you have sacked several corrupt officials so far, do this for Nigerians to solidify your place as a true anti-corruption hero”, the CSO pleaded.

    Aside diverting contracts to his companies and those of his cronies, the CSO also accused the CG of shamelessly diverting funds meant for election allowances for NSCDC officers for elections in Ekiti, Bayelsa and recent general election as well as the denial of so many welfare packages meant for staff under his watch.

    According to the CSO, “Mr. Audi has turned himself into a mafia. Currently, he’s the chief procurement officer of NSCDC and gives contracts only to companies affiliated to him or those of his cronies with massive kickbacks as much as 50% of the contract sum. Billions of naira belonging to the NSCDC are missing as we speak. Upfront payments are made without contract execution as well as the withholding of payment for contracts awarded by the previous administration. As if this is not enough, officers and men of the Corps have been denied their duty allowances through criminal diversions. These crimes must be investigated and justice done to raise the morale of the Corps and increase productivity. It is our firm hope that Mr. President will not condone this rascality”.

     

  • Court stops NSCDC CG, others from harassing contractor over executed project

    Court stops NSCDC CG, others from harassing contractor over executed project

    A Federal Capital Territory High Court, Nyanya, on Thursday, restrained the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), its Commander-General (C-G), Mr Ahmed Audi, and others from further harassing a contractor, Mr Christian Igbo, over a completed contract.

    Justice Edward Okpe, in a judgment, also ordered the security agency to pay Igbo over N29 million balance of the contract sum legitimately awarded and executed by him.

    The applicant had, in an originating motion on notice marked: CV/2115/2023 and filed by Pascal Obioha, sued the NSCDC, the C-G, ACG Fabian Ejezie (Finance) and Mpamugo Ifeanyi Bartholomew as 1st to 4th defendants respectively.

    Igbo also joined Victor Olarenwaju, Pastor Kukuyi (Accountant General Staff in Charge of CPO), Nd Chukwuemeka Okeke as 5th to 7th defendants in the suit dated and filed Jan. 24.

    Delivering the judgment, Justice Okpe held that where an application was not controverted by a party, averments therein would be deemed to have been admitted by the party.

    “The respondents ganged up to deprive and frustrate the applicant from getting the balance of the contract sum which he has excellently and dully executed unless the said part-payment is withdrawn and shared amongst them,” he added.

    The judge consequently granted reliefs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the applicant

    The applicant, a businessman and managing director of Davenchris Ventures LTD, IB-Technicals LTD and Chrisreubben Enterprises, sought seven reliefs which include an order to enforce his fundamental human rights of freedom, personal liberty, fair hearing and human dignity as guaranteed by Chapter IV of the 1999 Constitution.

    He sought for a declaration that the continuous threat to life, attempt to arrest and detain him
    under the instructions of the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th respondents who are staff, officials and/or agent of the 1st and 2nd respondents on a purely civil transaction of award and execution of contract, is illegal, unconstitutional.

    He also said that it was against the provisions of Chapter IV, 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the provisions of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act. Cap. A9, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 and is therefore Illegal, ultra-vires and unconstitutional.

    He sought for an order directing the respondents to pay him the balance of the contract sum legitimately awarded and executed by the applicant for the 1st and 2md respondents totaling N29. 3million  without any unlawful interference and the use of undue influence to frustrate the payment of the said money to the applicant by the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and the 7tj respondents.

    “An order of perpetual injunction, restraining all the respondents from further threat to life; attempt to arrest, detain, intimidate the applicant and/or his family members either by themselves or by any enforcement agent and/or intruding on the applicant’s privacy or business premises.”

    He also sought a damages of N200 million severally and jointly paid by the respondents for the unlawful threat to his life, among others.

    Giving the grounds why his reliefs should be granted, Igbo averred that he executed the said contracts and the respondents paid part-payment of the contract sum into his companies accounts amounting to over N23 million (N23,887,154.89), remaining the balance of N29,360,697.00

    “At the receipt of the said part-payment of the contract sum, the applicant started receiving threating calls from the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th respondents who are the officials of the 1st and 2nd respondents that the money that was paid into his accounts should be withdrawn and be brought to the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th respondents for sharing on no justifiable and/or cogent reasons.

    “The applicant, amidst entreaties, threats, attempts to arrest, detain him stood his ground for explanations why part-payment that entered into his companies account owed him for the executed contracts in favour of his companies should be withdrawn and be given to them for sharing,” he said.

    Igbo said the officers insisted on their unlawful and unwarranted demands from him.

    Although the respondents were represented in court by Evelyn Charles-Fyanya, they did not file any counter affidavit.

    “It is my candid views to grant the reliefs, more especially where there is no counter affidavit filed,” he said, saying such was the law.

  • NSCDC investigates dispute with NUPENG, removes Rivers Commandant

    NSCDC investigates dispute with NUPENG, removes Rivers Commandant

    The Commandant General (CG), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Audi, has ordered the immediate removal of Rivers Commandant of the corps, Mr Michael Ogar.

    This is contained in a statement by NSCDC Director Public Relations, Mr Olusola Odumosu on Thursday in Abuja.

    The removal of the commandant followed the blockade of the NSCDC Command office in Rivers by members of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) on Wednesday.

    The blockade followed the impoundment of three oil trucks belonging to members of the union by NSCDC personnel.

    Odumosu said that the NSCDC CG had ordered Ogar to hand over to his deputy pending the deployment of a substantive State Commandant.

    He added that a high-powered panel, headed by Deputy Commandant General Operations, Dauda Mungadi, has been constituted to investigate the matter.

    The spokesman added that the panel was directed to objectively investigate the role played by Ogar and personnel of the command Anti-vandal team in the situation that led to the protest.

    “I have given the committee a marching order to ascertain the role played by either of the parties.

    “Anyone found guilty would be severely dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the law,” Audi said.

    He assured the public of unbiased  investigation, and appealed to all interested stakeholders to await the outcome of the investigation.

    Audi however expressed shock at the action of NUPENG which painted a surprising scenario and unwarranted contradiction to the ideals of the corps.

    “Nigerians are fully aware that we are the lead agency in protection of critical government assets and infrastructure.

    “Therefore, under my watch, no act of indiscipline, compromise or sabotage would be condoned from anyone within and outside the corps.

    “Humility and integrity in service delivery is the watchword of the corps, as such, any breach of trust or suspected compromise by any personnel will not be treated with kid gloves,” he assured.

    The CG said the NSCDC will continue to sanitise the oil sector by waging relentless war against oil thieves and illegal oil bunkerers sabotaging the nation’s economy.

    He enjoined all critical stakeholders to continue supporting the corps with credible information that will help in tackling nefarious activities in the sector.

    NAN