Dr Ahmed Audi, Commandant-General (CG), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has charged state Commandants to upscale Agro-Ranging activities in their various
By Kelechi Ogunleye
Dr Ahmed Audi, Commandant-General (CG), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has charged state Commandants to upscale Agro-Ranging activities in their various commands.
Audi gave the charge during the CG’s second quarter meeting with senior officers of the corps on Friday in Abuja.
He urged them to work on the Agro-Rangers unit in their various formations to ensure food security across the country.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the agro-rangers unit of the NSCDC was established to ensure safety of farmlands as well as settlement of farmers/herders clashes.
“You must provide safety and security for farmers and other agro-allied investments in the nation as food security is paramount.
“We have to be seen practically taking up the job of giving farmers protection in order to experience a boost of farming activities,” Audi said.
In a bid to tackle illegal mining activities across the nation, the CG inaugurated six Zonal Mining Marshal Commanders that are saddled to work closely with state heads.
“We are trying to decentralise mining operations so these officers are to be in charge of mining of various geopolitical zones and are to work closely with state commands under the zones before enforcing arrests,” he said
According to Audi, President Bola Tinubu through the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has enjoined officers to continue to offer their best to the service of the nation.
“We have been doing well but we need to do more to prove to our nation and justify the confidence reposed in us by providing solutions and tackling insecurity.
“Despite all the challenges faced by the corps, we have tried to catch a niche for ourselves through performance, hence the need for tempo sustenance or more results,” the commandant said.
He however sympathised with friends, colleagues and families of personnel who had lost their lives in active service.
“We are losing personnel and this is not peculiar to the corps alone but we have to do what we have sworn to do so as to get the job done.
“I pray for the souls of the departed to rest in peace,” the commandant prayed.
He urged personnel to give more attention to the conflicts faced by the country and brace up, being the lead agency in the protection of Critical National Asset and Infrastructure (CNAI).
Audi while speaking on indiscipline, said “Our personnel have been involving themselves in some malpractices and the board has taken drastic measures to treat those elicit behaviors”.(NAN)(www.nannews.ng)