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NSCDC arrests 20 persons scavenging at night in FCT

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), FCT command, has arrested 20 persons for allegedly scavenging at night in the territory. Parading the suspects on Monday, the Commandant, Mr Olusola Odumosu, said that the scavengers popularly called, “Baba Bola” were arrested at different locations by operatives during a midnight patrol “Scavenging at midnight is […]

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Safe Schools: NSCDC trains instructors

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC has begun a 2-day training workshop for Safe Schools Instructors and Facilitators with the aim of ensuring that members of the Special Safe Schools Response Squad SSSRS across the country work according to Standard Operating Procedures SOPs. At the event which had as its theme, ‘Building Capacities […]

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NSCDC impounds rail tracks worth N800m, arrests 13 suspects

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested 13 suspected railway vandals with large quantities of long rails and sleepers worth 800 million naira.According to the statement signed by the Corps spokesman, Babawale Afolabi, the suspects were arrested by the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad.The suspects were paraded alongside five trucks conveying the large […]

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NSCDC nabs vandals of telecom mast in Borno

The Borno Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 27 suspects, including six vandals of telecommunication mast. Addressing newsmen in Maiduguri on Friday, the state Commandant, Mr Musa Farouk, said the six vandals were arrested at Shiki village of Chibok Local Government Area, where they vandalised a big mast belonging […]

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Human trafficking: Shun illegality, NSCDC,Ondo govt. tell brothel owners

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and Ondo State Government have called on brothel owners to shun illegality in their operations in the state. They stated this at a sensitization programme organised by NSCDC, Ondo State command, in collaboration with the state Task Force on Human Trafficking and with support from NAPTIP, in Akure […]

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Poll: NSCDC pays outstanding allowances, to deploy 102,000 officers

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has said it will deploy 102,000 officers, as part of its commitment towards ensuring a hitch free election. The Spokesperson for the Corps, Olusola Odumosu disclosed this to our correspondent on Monday. Odumosu said that the safety of voters during and after election was a top priority, adding […]

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ICPC arraigns NSCDC official over fake certificate

An officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Niger State Command, Anthony Damisa, was arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission on Wednesday for alleged forgery and making of false statement. Damisa was docked before Justice M. E. Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High Court 3 sitting […]

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Kwara journalists, NSCDC disagree over assault, detention allegations

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has denied beating and detaining three Kwara journalists and a lawyer on Friday. The Chairman of the Association of Kwara Online Media Practitioners, Salihu Taofeek, who doubles as the Publisher of Informant247 online news platform was on Friday afternoon allegedly beaten and locked up in a cell […]

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