Civil Defence Poises to Flushout Vandals in FCT

BY VIN OLIJI, ABUJA.

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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC has reiterated the Corps ‘ preparedness to flush vandals and other criminal elements out of the Federal Capital Territory of the country.

The Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Olusola Odumosu disclosed this when he paraded five vandals at the Corps headquarters in Abuja.

Odumosu revealed that the Corps has stepped up strategic action plans that would assist in curbing the activities of the vandals that vandalise critical national assets.

“We are not taking it lightly with those who have chosen to sabotage the good efforts and intentions of the government to give meaningful life to the residents of the FCT” he states.

Odumosu maintained that the FCT command is poised to fish out bad eggs with the constant night patrols by the Eagle Eyes Intelligence team as well as the Critical National Assets and Infrastructure Department’s Tactical team on routine night patrols.

“We have a renewed vigor to fulfill our mandate of protecting Critical National Assets and Infrastructure, we are not resting on our oars until we rid the capital city of these miscreants”.

The FCT Boss disclosed that Items ranging from drainage covers, Iron pipe protection for bridge shoulder, communication Mast accessories, Rolls of stainless steel pipe clamps, Angle bars from public water tank and scaffold pipes and clips were recovered.

Other recovered Items included Manhole covers, Electricity Aluminum conductors, wire mesh, Armoured Aluminum conductors, Iron steel section -U, Angle and I section, Rice Milling Machine Iron, Welding wires , Binding Wires, Barb Wires, Vandalised Motorcycle parts, vandalized Vehicle parts and Household Utensils/ properties suspected to have been stolen.

The FCT helmsman, assures the corps’ unwavering commitment and determination to continue to perform their duty optimally until vandals , scavengers (Babanbola) and other saboteurs are chased out of the FCT, “we want to state clearly that FCT is a no go area for vandals, scavengers and all the hoodlums sleeping under the bridges in the city and coming out at night to vandalism government property and attacking innocent commuters and residents”.

He warned vandals to either repent, relocate or be ready to face the wrath of the law stating that the suspects are currently undergoing investigation and due diligence would be followed in ensuring that justice served.
Mr Odumosu, who re-emphasised the corps’ commitment to secure the FCT, solicited the public’s cooperation in the area of prompt intelligence information to enable the corps to serve them better.

 

Dominica Nwabufo

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