…Warns Vandals to Steer Clear
By Olasunkanmi Akoni
The Nigeria Safety and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, has deployed 3,100 officers and males throughout the state to make sure the safety of lives and property in the course of the Christmas and New 12 months celebrations.
The Lagos State Commandant, Mr. Adedotun Keshinro, disclosed this by the Civil Defence Public Relations Officer, SC Oluwaseun Abolurin, on Tuesday on the Command’s headquarters in Alausa, Ikeja.
Keshinro stated the personnel have been strategically deployed to key places, together with rest spots, leisure parks, markets, church buildings and different worship centres, non secular gatherings, main roads and rights of approach, in addition to crucial nationwide belongings and infrastructure. He added that distant, coastal and riverine areas of the state had been additionally adequately coated.
In response to him, the deployment aligns with the Nationwide Safety Coverage Technique and contains the safety of all residents and Very Necessary Individuals (VIPs), as directed by the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Bola Tinubu.
The commandant defined that the personnel had been drawn from numerous departments and specialised items of the command, together with Operations, Intelligence and Investigation, Anti-Vandal Unit, Armed Squad, Chemical, Organic, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives (CBRNE) Unit, Space Instructions and Divisions, Fast Intervention Squad (QIS), Particular Feminine Squad (SFS), Agro Rangers, Disaster and Catastrophe Administration, Counter-Terrorism, Peace and Battle Decision, Marine, Airport, and the Anti-Human Trafficking and Unlawful Migration Unit (ATHIMU), amongst others.
Keshinro reassured Lagos residents of the command’s dedication to sustaining a peaceable and safe setting, free from crime, criminality and vandalism of crucial nationwide belongings and infrastructure in the course of the 2025 Christmas and New 12 months celebrations.
He additional famous that the command had concluded its proactive operational deployment technique forward of the festive interval and emphasised the significance of inter-agency and intra-agency collaboration to realize optimum safety outcomes throughout and after the celebrations.
The commandant urged personnel to work harmoniously with each other and with different safety businesses to make sure most success all through the yuletide season.
He additionally felicitated with Christians on the celebration of Christmas, urging Lagosians, Nigerians and overseas residents within the state to imbibe the virtues of peace and compassion exemplified by Jesus Christ in the course of the festive season and the New 12 months.
Keshinro equally counseled the Lagos State Authorities, below the management of Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, for his or her continued help in the direction of the expansion and progress of the NSCDC within the state.
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