By; RAYMOND TEDUNJAYE, Lagos
The Commandant of Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Eweka Okoro has applauded the achievements of the Commandant General of the Corps, Ahmed Abubakar Audi within his short time of assumption of office.
Describing the achievements as laudable, Eweka identified them to include procurement of vehicles, training and re – training of personnel, deployment of brand new ambulances to some international airports in the nation, including the Lagos Airport, to respond and manage disasters.
Others, according to him are payment of promotion arrears to eligible officers, development of new strategies to secure the nation’s critical national assets and infrastructure and eradication of the spate of killing and kidnapping through banditry and terrorism, by sharing credible intelligence with other relevant services in the nation.
In addition, the Lagos Commandant applauded Audi for deploying a brand new ambulance to Lagos, amidst other states, in a bid to manage disaster in the state.
The Commandant also announced that the training of the 2019 newly recruited personnel deployed to the state has commenced in earnest, in line with the standard procedures and directives laid down by the CG at the conference.
Eweka, who made the commendation during a strategic meeting with management staff, Area Commanders,Divisional Officers and Tactical Commanders at the State headquarter, analysed the various security challenges bedevilling the nation and charged them to brace up for the coming days ahead in the new quarter, following the upcoming Easter celebration and the continuous pursuit of the Corps’ mandates in the state.
According to a release by the Command’s public relations officer ASCI Abolurin Oluwaseun, the strategic security meeting was at the instance of the Commandant General’s 1st quarter conference with the National Headquarter(NHQ) management staff, Zonal Commanders and State Commandants, held on Friday, 1st April, 2022, at the NHQ, Abuja.
