NSCDC LAGOS STATE COMMANDANT CLAMOURS FOR CONSISTENT INTER - AGENCY COLLABORATION, OBJECTIVE INTELLIGENCE GATHERING, ATTITUDINAL CHANGE AND LOVE FOR COUNTRY AMIDST OTHER POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS .
Oluwatoyin Mathnuel
The Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, Commandant of Corps ( CC ) Edenabu Okoro Eweka, msc, acma, cna, yesterday, Sunday, 9th October, 2022, made a clarion call to Nigerians, at a symposium, organised, by the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria ( MSSN ), Lagos Area Unit, under the able leadership of Mallam Miftaudeen Thanni, Amir MSSN, Lagos State Area Unit, with the theme; ‘Rethinking National Security.’
The Commandant, who spoke through the Command’s Public Relations Officer ( PRO ), Deputy Superintendent of Corps ( DSC ) Abolurin Oluwaseun Olumide, at the symposium, charged all sister security agencies, in the nation, to embrace consistent inter - agency collaboration, objective intelligence gathering, community relations, feedback mechanism from citizens and continuous security education of the civil populace, amongst others, as part of the ways, to eradicate the scorching menace of insecurity, such as; banditry, kidnapping, insurgence and terrorism, amongst many others.
He further advised the citizenry, on the need for attitudinal change and love for country, especially, towards political, socio - economic and other public policies of government. "We can not love our country less, as we have no other nation we can call our own," he said.
Having identified some causative factors of insecurity, such as; economic instability, political instability, social unrest, scarcity, poverty, external influence and high rate of unemployment amongst others, he further charged the citizens on engagement and involvement, in the build up, of a strong national security architecture, for the nation, as we rethink our national security.
Having admonished the participants, at the symposium that the nation will get better, in our lifetime, he then implored citizens, to channel whatsoever, genuine grievances they may have about the state of the nation, through security agencies and other relevant government agencies, in a bid to avoid needless or avoidable security breaches and economic sabotages of the nation's critical national assets and infrastructure, by criminals or miscreants, especially, now that the electioneering campaigns, towards the 2023 general elections have begun.
The Civil Defence Public Relations Officer ( CDPRO ), in Lagos, DSC Abolurin Oluwaseun, made the above known to Nigerians, on behalf of the Lagos State Commandant, CC Edenabu Okoro Eweka, during a panel session, where he also addressed, the 'JAPA SYNDROME,' affecting a large population of the nation's youths, who have seen traveling abroad as the only preferred alternative, to having and enjoying a better life. He said, "tough times do not last, but tough people do. Our nation will require all of us to make it work, by our love and commitment to do so."
However, the panel session, which was moderated by Sodiq Adekunle, to further deepen the discussion, was preceded, by intellectual, resourceful, emphatic and realistic speeches, from the keynote speaker and Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, ably represented, by Dr Hakeem Shittu, Permanent Secretary ( LASUBEB ), the lead speaker, Dr Kabir Adamu and Superintendent of Police ( SP ) Raji Jamiu, the representative of the Commissioner of Police ( CP ), Lagos State, CP Abiodun Alabi.
The Panel included the following discussants; Dr Kabir Adamu, Dr Hakeem Shittu, Mr Babajide Kolade - Otitoju, Group Controller, Current and Public Affairs at Television Continental ( TVC ) and DSC Abolurin Oluwaseun, Civil Defence Public Relations Officer ( CDPRO ), Lagos.
Finally, the event also drew good will messages from the following guests below: Imam Abdurrahman Ahmad, National Missioner Ansar udeen Society of Nigeria,
Lt. Commander Habeeb Muhammed, representative of the Commander, NNS Beecroft, Mr Lukman Aminu ( Member, Lagos Community Policing ), AbduRofiu Ogunlola, Amir Adyan ( Ansarudeen Youth, Lagos State Council
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