By Tobias Lengnan Dapam
The Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), said its personnel have arrested over 546 suspects from January 2022 till date.
He added that, 429 suspects are under prosecution.
The CG also said, 51 persons were convicted, 71 illegal refineries destroyed, 22 illegal oil
bunkering sites destroyed, 134 trucks impounded, while 36 boats and other equipment used in perpetrating illegal oil bunkering were confiscated.
Speaking on Wednesday during the World Civil Defence Day, and his two years in office, Audi said, “We are determined to make the Corps a world-class organization, that is why we are not relenting, but working hard to key into the global space and tapping from the experience of other members of the ICDO.
“Due to the appreciation of Modern Information and Communication Technology, the Corps under my watch has upgraded its ICT center with
state of the art facilities to meet up with challenges of modern crime fighting and management.
“The Corps has designed, developed and deployed Integrated Electronic
Arrest and Reporting system (i-Ears) for classified communication of
intelligence, documentation of report from Divisional Commands to the Commandant General via State Commandants, Confidential Inter- Agency Data Sharing, Emergency Threat Reporting on real-time basis which was fully deployed to live stream and monitor security situation
across the country during the first round of the 2023 General Elections.
“Within these 2 years of providing leadership to the Corps, our ICT and cyber experts have designed, developed and deployed Electronic Disaster Alert Monitoring Application to enable NSCDC receive and
jointly respond to fire, flood and other emergencies and to enable us provide crowd control, crime prevention and protection for response officers and equipment during emergencies.”
He said the rapid spread of supporting digital infrastructure and devices has
created the foundation for efforts to jointly design, develop, and
about deploy Address Verification System (AVS) in collaboration with NIPOST for the prevention of indiscriminate use of fake address to acquire national identity such as drivers licenses and many more.
“It also provides for
the protection of private security guards and traveler against mistaken arrest and detention.
“We have facilitated the completion and implementation of Community and School Threat Alert and Broadcast System (C-STAB) as an early warning system to broadcast advancement of threats to the community
and transmission of distress to security agencies.
“The Corps has developed Agro-Rangers Secure Agric Produce Transport
Corridor (SAT-C) and procurement of response monitoring devices. The
SAT-C is aimed at protecting farmers, farmlands and farm produce from attack and provision of food right of way to control the damage of perishable goods due to traffic jams or illegal delays on the road.”
He recalled that only recently, the Corps designed and developed the School Gender Base Violence Reporting Application (SGBV App) for the prevention of sex for grade, counter-cultism, and rape reporting in higher educational institutions in Nigeria.
“Additionally, a National School Security and Emergency Response Centre, located here at the National Headquarters of the Corps was flagged off as a timely intervention aimed at the protection of vulnerable school children in the country.
“In view of the above, my administration’s resilience to reposition the Corps seek the support of all and sundry to reposition the Corps to an
enviable height.”
