The Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has ordered tightened
security measures in all critical infrastructure of government.
He gave the order following the incident that occurred in Konu, a
border town between, Arepo, Ogun State and Ikorodu, Lagos State,
where suspected pipeline vandals shot dead some operatives of
the Department of State Security (DSS).
NSCDC Public Relations Officer, DC Emmanuel Okeh, said the
Commandant General, Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu in a
condolence message to DSS, expressed how he received the news
with great sadness and shock.
He condemned, in the strongest possible terms, “the criminal
attack” and presented his deep and heartfelt condolences to the
families of the victims, the Government and the DSS.
Abdullahi warned the vandals to steer clear of government all
infrastructure or face the full weight of the consequences of their
actions
He said the corps as a creation of government by an Act of
Parliament was saddled with the responsibility of protecting the
Nations Critical Infrastructure and National Assets,
The statement mentioned the critical infrastructure to include
among others, petroleum Pipelines, gas installations,
telecommunication facilities, transport facilities such as rails,
airports, roads among others.
No comments:
Post a Comment