The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, says it has arrested no fewer than 93 suspects for various crimes in the state between January and March. Mr Adamu Salihu, the NSCDC state Commandant, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
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Zamfara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), has impounded three trucks carrying precious stones. The Commandant, Muhammed Muazu, disclosed this at a news briefing in Gusau on Monday, saying that the trucks, loaded with precious stones, were intercepted in Gusau on their way to...
Unidentified Gunmen have killed two personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Imo and two persons working on a telecommunications mast. Commandant of the NSCDC in Imo, Mr Matthew Ovye who confirmed this to newsmen in Owerri on Monday said that the incident occured at...
Kwara State Government has ordered the immediate shutting of Mandate Market in Ilorin following Saturday’s skirmishes in the major trading centre. Commissioner for Business, Innovation and Technology, Malam Ibrahim Akaje, stated in Ilorin on Saturday that the market would be re-opened on Monday. “Government has restored normalcy to the...
The Police Command in Lagos State say 17 persons, including a woman were arrested during the governorship and Houses of Assembly elections in the for various offences. The command`s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. NAN...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has called on on security agents to appreciate and prioritise the safety and protection of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in order to give them confidence and encouragement to come out en mass to exercise...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has charged an officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, Niger State Command, Anthony Damisa, to court over alleged forgery and making of false statements. The ICPC spokesperson, Mrs Azuka Ogugua, in a statement on Thursday, said...
Three labourers were killed in Aluu community in Rivers on Saturday as the two-storey building on which they were working crumbled. Mr Ngene James, Head, Disaster Management Rescue Team of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Rivers confirmed the incident in a statement issued by the...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it will sanction any of its personnel who violates its Standard Operational Practice (SOP) during the 2023 General Elections. The NSCDC Commandant in Oyo state, Mr Michael Adaralewa, stated this on Thursday during a training organised by the command for...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corp (NSCDC) and some local hunters have attacked and injured the 2iC, Azare Area Command of the Nigeria Police Force, Bauchi State Headquarters, Superintendent of Police, Suleiman Umar. The security personnel are attached to the...
The remains of seven personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), ambushed and killed by bandits has been laid to rest in Kaduna State. This is contained in a statement by NSCDC Director Public Relations, Mr Olusola Odumosu, on Sunday in Abuja. Odumosu recalled that the...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kaduna State Command, on Saturday handed over the remaining four corpses of its personnel killed by bandits to their families for burial. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that seven personnel and five others where killed by bandits in an...
The Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kaduna Command, Mr Idris Adah, paid last respect to personnel killed by bandits in Kaduna state . The Command Public Relations Officer, DSC Habeeb Badamasi, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Kaduna. Seven personnel...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Imo State Command, says it arrested 21 suspected human traffickers and five illegal migrants in 2022. Commandant of the NSCDC in Imo, Mr Matthew Ovye, disclosed this while presenting his scorecard for year 2022 at an expanded management meeting held at...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed grief over the death of seven personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), who were ambushed and killed by bandits in Kaduna State while on official duty. In a statement by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu,...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed that seven of its personnel alongside five other persons were ambushed and killed at Kuriga mining site, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The NSCDC Director of Public Relations, Mr Olusola Odumosu told the News Agency of...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested five suspects for vandalising bridges in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The NSCDC’s Director of Public Relations, Mr Olusola Odumosu, stated this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. Mr. Odumosu said items...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has massively deployed personnel to public places including worship centres to ensure adequate security ahead of the Christmas and New Year celebrations. NSCDC Commandant General, Dr Ahmed Audi gave the order in a statement issued on...
Six suspected vendors who specialised in illicit trading of Naira notes for profit have been arrested by security operatives in a sting operation in Port Harcourt. Mr Michael Ogar, the Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Rivers, briefed newsmen on the suspected illicit naira dealers in...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has dragged a Superintendent of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Solomon Ogodo, to the dock over allegations bordering on forgery, employment racketeering and fraud. This is contained in a statement signed...