The Commandant of the Nigeria Safety and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Ebonyi State Command, Commandant Francis Chika Nnadi, said on Monday that the Operation Know Your Neighbour, launched by his command to deal with unlawful actions and social vices within the state, is delivering the anticipated outcomes, as vital breakthroughs have been achieved.
Briefing journalists in his workplace on his one-year tenure, Commandant Nnadi famous that by Operation Know Your Neighbour, the command was capable of arrest suspects concerned in coping with adulterated fertilisers and different unlawful operators, including that the command has secured over 17 convictions.
He described their actions as main threats to public security, meals safety, and environmental sustainability, and added that the Command is dedicated to curbing acts of financial sabotage and restoring self-discipline throughout essential sectors within the state.
He additionally talked about that the Command now encourages neighborhood vigilance, noting that folks should start to profile these they dwell with, as a result of many criminals function freely as a consequence of an absence of scrutiny.
Commandant Nnadi, nevertheless, applauded the governor, Francis Nwifuru, for the assorted assist he has offered for the NSCDC within the state, noting that the governor has promised some operational autos to help them, which I’m positive he’ll do for us.
“The state is supporting me. In fact, in the event you go searching, the federal government has authorized the landscaping of the NSCDC headquarters. In the event you have been right here when the rains have been heavy, we’d not have the ability to work. Nonetheless, the federal government is now doing it. And that’s a part of the assist,” he said.
Nnadi, nevertheless, said that as a part of the federal authorities’s Renewed Hope Agenda, his mandate is to reform and reposition the operations of the NSCDC in Ebonyi, notably in safeguarding public belongings, resolving civil conflicts, and implementing lawful useful resource administration.
He assured that the Corps is working with the State Ministry of Strong Minerals, Federal Mines Officers, and related income authorities to make sure that solely authorised miners function within the state, whereas guaranteeing that environmental requirements usually are not compromised.
“The Command has uncovered and shut down a community of unlawful fertiliser distributors in Ebonyi, and our males are working carefully with the State Activity Power on Fertiliser Distribution to make sure offenders are arrested and prosecuted,” he mentioned.
As a part of a broader safety initiative, Commandant Nnadi outlined different key interventions by the Corps, together with the formation of the Agro Rangers Squad to mitigate herder-farmer conflicts, and the Mining Marshals, tasked with overseeing lawful mining operations and stopping unlawful extraction.
Others embrace the constructing of a Coaching Backyard to bodily equip his males, a Chapel for religious functions, and the institution of the Protected College Fast Response Unit, with a female-led digital staff guiding the unit in defending faculties from assaults, kidnappings, and violence.
Different tasks included the development of a State-of-the-Artwork NSCDC Coaching College, a Crèche for workers welfare and the Civil Defence Neighborhood, a grassroots intelligence-sharing community with over 1,000 energetic members.
He continued, “Unlawful mining operations, particularly these performed with out correct licenses or security oversight, are harmful and unacceptable, and we’re already monitoring places the place issues have been raised about underground mining by a Chinese language firm”.
“By means of Operation Know Your Neighbour, we encourage neighborhood vigilance. Folks should start to profile these they dwell with as a result of many criminals function freely as a consequence of lack of scrutiny,” Nnadi mentioned.
He additional warned vandals who injury public infrastructure akin to streetlights, bridges, railings, and different utilities that the legislation will meet up with them, noting that a number of suspects concerned in vandalism and cult-related crimes have already been remanded and are dealing with prosecution.
“Daily is for the thief, however in the future is for the proprietor. Ebonyi can’t proceed to lose public sources to legal parts. We’re right here to cut back crime and criminality to the barest minimal,” he declared.
Nnadi known as on Ebonyi residents to report suspicious actions to the closest NSCDC workplace or the Civil Defence Neighborhood community, assuring the general public that every one studies could be acted upon swiftly and confidentially.
