Osun State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the police, on Friday, disagreed over the attack on an NSCDC officer allegedly carried out by some police operatives. The NSCDC personnel, identified simply as Owoeye, was said to have been assaulted and detained by policemen on Wednesday. In some video clips that went viral on Friday, …

Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps have arrested two teenagers suspected of oil theft and destroyed of several illegal refineries in the Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State. The arrests were made as part of the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad’s ongoing efforts to combat oil theft and economic sabotage. According to a statement by …

Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, the first batch of the 35,000 police officers deployed to ensure law and order during election has arrived in the state, according to The PUNCH. Also in the state are soldiers and officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as moves …

A private firm, the Boing Luxury Estates, has donated three drones to the commands of the police and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ondo and Ekiti states, to tackle hoodlums’ activities. The three drones were specifically meant for Ekiti and Ondo police commands and the Ondo command of the NSCDC. Presenting the security equipment to the Assistant …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NCDC) has deployed over 10,000 Agro Rangers across 19 Northern states, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to safeguard farmlands and protect farmers from escalating attacks. The initiative is part of ongoing efforts to enhance food security in the region and other parts of the country. The NSCDC spokesperson, Babawale Afolabi, disclosed this …

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Oyo State Command, has arrested four suspected human traffickers and rescued nine persons used as prostitutes in the state. The command also said it had recovered smuggled fifty-five 30-litre kegs of petrol around Gwagwasu Moore Road, Kishi, in the northern part of the state. NSCDC Commandant in the state, Augustine Padonu, said these while …

Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC, Dr Ahmed Audi has deployed 30,000 officers and men across the country to provide foolproof security for critical national assets and infrastructure ahead of the planned nationwide protests against President Bola Tinubu’s administration. National Public Relations Officer of the Corps, CSC Babawale Afolabi in a statement on Monday said …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Command in Kano State has deployed 3,400 personnel to provide security cover for the participants of the planned protests in the state. The State Commandant of the Corps, Mohammad Falala, told the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) in a telephone interview on Saturday that the security personnel would ensure security before, …

The Gombe State Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Friday clamped down on traders in the Gombe market for unwholesome illicit practices. It was gathered that the traders had tampered with their mudus. A mudu is a measurement aid used for measuring grains, and many sellers have tampered with them to maximise profit. The raid also included the sensitisation …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Akwa Ibom State Command, has arrested nine suspected smugglers in connection with illegal dealings in petroleum products and impounded three trucks conveying 135,000 litres of the products in Akwa Ibom. The state Commandant of NSCDC, Mr Eluyemi Eluwade, disclosed this while briefing journalists on Saturday at the command headquarters in Uyo. Eluwade …