The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, yesterday, received the newly deployed State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Agun Gbenga Joseph, reassuring sustained partnership with the corps and other security agencies in the state to reduce the incidences of crime and other social vices.
Receiving the new Commandant at the Government House in Benin City, Obaseki said that the government is working assiduously, collaborating with all relevant stakeholders to ensure the state is peaceful and crime-free.
Obaseki, while reassuring the NSCDC Commandant of sustained collaboration and support, reiterated the need for increased partnership between states and the Federal Government to tackle crime and criminality in all its forms and guise.
He said: “You are coming at a very critical time in the security of the state. All our security heads have been changed without reference to the governor. That is the way the Federation Government operates, changing all security heads.”
The new NSCDC Commandant, while decrying the spate of cult-related activities and vandalism in the state, pledged to partner with other security agencies to ensure a peaceful State.
“I am posted to the state as the new NSCDC State Commandant to work with you to make the state peaceful and move forward. I am here to work for Edo people in total loyalty to your administration and ensure you deliver on your promises to Edo people.”
