The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has cautioned farmers against encroachment into grazing reserves and cattle routes in Adamawa State. The command’s public relations officer, DSC Nyako Hamidu Baba, urged farmers to stay clear of identified government grazing reserves and cattle routes in the state. Baba said the directive was in line with the command’s ongoing efforts to …

The Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, Olusola Odumosu, has ordered the deployment of 5,112 personnel to beef up security in the FCT, before and during the Sallah celebration. He said the deployment would cover all the nooks and crannies of the six area councils as well as the city centre, especially sensitive locations, soft …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, says it has arrested three suspects at an illegal oil refinery in Rivers State. This is contained in a statement by the corps spokesperson, Babawale Afolabi, on Monday in Abuja. Afolabi said that the illegal bunkering activities site was located at Nembe/Odagwa Creek in Etche L0cal Government Area of the state. He explained …

The Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Gombe State, Muhammad Bello, on Sunday told newsmen  that Yahaya Buba, the uncle that necessitated the amputation of a 21-year-old nephew will be charged with attempted murder. Bello in an interview with newsmen decried the tying of the hands of Adamu Mohammed, for allegedly stealing a phone. It was reported that …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad has dismantled an illegal refining site containing over 100,000 litres of stolen crude oil in Adobe settlement, Etche Local Government Area, Rivers State. The Commander of the CG’s SIS, Dandaura Appolos, said the success resulted from credible intelligence indicating that suspects had vandalised a multinational company’s wellhead. He …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is probing 10 senior officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) over an alleged N7.5 billion fraud. The anti-graft agency has also invited 10 contractors linked with the alleged fraud. The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, had on 26 April 2024, written a letter to the NSCDC CG, inviting the 10 …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested six senior officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) over alleged N6 billion fraud. The senior officers are currently being grilled by EFCC interrogators at the commission’s headquarters, Jabi, Abuja, according to The PUNCH. Though details of the probe are still sketchy, it was gathered that the NSCDC …

No fewer than ten persons, including a volunteer with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), lost their lives in their bid to collect some food items in Sokoto. The unfortunate incident is said to have aimed the life of one Fatima Bala, a volunteer operative with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and nine other persons during …

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad has uncovered a massive illegal oil refining site in a forest in the Odagwa community of the Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State. According to the NSCDC, the site has 10 illegal refineries with an estimated 500, 000 litres of crude oil contained in about 50 …

The Anambra State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has reunited a 13-year-old boy, Goodluck Onwe, with his family after he went missing in Ebonyi State. The teenager was said to have been seen wandering on the streets of Abakaliki in Ebonyi State before he was rescued on 4 February 2024, at about 1 pm by the …