The Zone Commander of the Nigeria Security Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, Zone A Lagos, Deputy Commander General (ACG) Olasupo Adebayo Solomon has tasked the Commander of the Corps in Lagos State, Commander Eweka Edenabu Okoro, and other strategic, tactical and operational commanders in the Zone to deploy an adequate number of staff to all critical national assets and infrastructure of the Zone.
The National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP, is able to report that he made these charges during an emergency subpoena of his management staff, strategic, tactical and operational commanders on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at Zone A, Zonal Command Headquarters, Obalende, Lagos , raised.
Critical national assets and infrastructure include prisons, telecommunications and electrical installations, train stations and assets, oil pipelines, schools, hospitals, stadiums, national museums, national theaters and much more in the state.
Speaking ACG Olasupo Solomon noted: “The Commander-General, Ahmed Abubakar Audi, PhD, mni, has directed all leaders and leaders of all NSCDC formations across the country to stand up and confront the criminally-minded in society with renewed vigor and determination , particularly in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial nerve center.
To achieve this, the CG called upon and alongside various beats all employees to realign and revise their operational procedures and tactics with the country’s prevailing risks and crisis management priorities.
We can also achieve much more by strategically recognizing the existential threats to common humanitarian, public safety and security goals shared by the NSCDC and other sister security agencies across the Federation.’
He encouraged NSCDC officers to do their best for the Commander-General, Dr. Abubakar Ahmed Audi, is of paramount importance. “I want to say the following.
In light of the enormous threats and the importance of Lagos State to the economic and social well-being of the nation, Corps officers and men scattered about locations of security interest within and around Lagos State must be informed quickly that the Commander-General and his management team leaves no stone unturned to ensure that the welfare and rights of all employees are well respected at the right time.’
The zone commander then took the opportunity to give serious warning to criminal elements in the zone who specialize in vandalism of oil pipelines, rails, transformers, theft of valuable bridge railings, manhole covers and street lamps to move as they have no hiding place in Lagos State.
He added that anyone found guilty will immediately face the full wrath of the law to bring lasting peace and sanity to society.
The Zonal Commander commended Lagos State Executive Governor Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu for implementing robust and proactive measures and strategies to strengthen the state’s security architecture at all times to effectively forestall any malicious threats from economic saboteurs and criminals in the state.
He also categorically stated that Lagos has remained one of the most secure states in Nigeria because of the Executive Governor’s ability to effectively mobilize and coordinate inter-agency security cooperation in the state.
