FCT : NSCDC Seeks More Collaboration With Military

The FCT Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Olusola Odumosu has called for more working relationships between the Military and the Corps to flush out criminal elements in the FCT.

Commandant Odumosu made the call when he paid a courtesy visit to the Acting Guards Brigade Commander, Colonel Olusegun Adebisi Onasanya at the Headquarters Guards Brigade, Abuja.

The Commandant, in appreciating the existing strong synergy between the Civil Defence and the Nigeria Army on one hand, noted that, while there is an increasing friendship and good bonding between senior officers in the military and other paramilitary agencies, the same should be encouraged among the junior cadre in a progressive fashion till a full synergy is attained.

He condemned the rivalry occasionally experienced among security agencies and encouraged more collaboration for effective security coverage of the country.

“If we at our levels can enjoy so much cooperation and synergy, there’s a need to pass the same information to the lower rungs of the ladder too.

“My visit to you is more or less to fulfill customs and traditions. As far as I am concerned, we already have a good working relationship and I am enjoying maximum cooperation and synergy from you already.

Commandant Odumosu commended the Nigerian Army for its maturity and camaraderie which has resulted in a long-standing good relationship with the NSCDC.

The Commandant noted that the Civil Defence Corps owed its evolution to the Military, especially the Nigerian Army.

The FCT Commandant added that by the time the Corps became a full-fledged paramilitary organization, the core of the training of the NSCDC was basically from the Army.

He reiterated that, with more training and retraining programs in place, all security agencies in the sub-sector will be able to operate and co-operate more efficiently without anyone lagging in the latest operational tactics.

In his response, the Brigade of Guard Commander, Colonel Olusegun Adebisi Onasanya, appreciated the courtesy visit and stated that the visit is a mark of continuous synergy and interagency collaborations already existing among all the security agencies in the FCT.

He noted that there are already joint operations between the Civil Defence, other paramilitary agencies, and the Nigerian Army which has been responsible for the downward trend of crime and security threats in the FCT.

PR/ Edited By Nkiru Njemanze