The Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Kaduna Command, CC Idris Yahaya Adah, ordered the deployment of 2,500 personnel across the 23 local government areas of the state on Monday to protect lives, property, and critical national assets before, during, and after the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations.In a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Habeeb Badamsi, he said CC Adah further directed security to be beefed up in various worship c...

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Abia has arrested six suspects for allegedly transacting petroleum products illegally.Paul Igwebuike, the state commandant, briefed newsmen in Umuahia and he made it clear that he would rely on intelligence-driven activities to help stop the evil deeds of oil vandals. He stated that the suspects’ and their accomplices’ criminal activities constitute economic sabotage against the nation and must not be allowed t...

No fewer than three officers of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) are feared dead following an ambush in Obiangwu community, Ngor-Okpala LGA of Imo state.A resident of the community who spoke on condition of anonymity said that the security personnel were attacked by suspected gunmen at Ekeisu market in the early hours of Monday.The resident said the officers were “in a vehicle when they were ambushed and killed by their attackers,” adding that t...