Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
26 Apr 2021
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Agro Ranger Special Unit, Kwara Command, has resolved a conflict between a farmer,
27 Mar 2021
The Ogun government said on Saturday that it had commenced collaborative efforts with necessary stakeholders to include security lessons in the academic syllabus to enhance security
17 Feb 2021
Officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Lagos have been urged to observe a high level of discipline and integrity while carrying out their duties.
18 Sep 2020
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has disclosed that it deployed 13, 311 personnel and 60 sniffer dogs ahead of the Edo State governorship election
14 Jul 2020
A 12-year-old boy, Abdulkareem Mu’azu, has been arrested for allegedly defiling four brothers at Sabon Gari quarters in Kiyawa Local Government Area of Jigawa State.
16 Nov 2019
There has been uneasy tension and apprehension in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, and its neighbouring local government areas as the major political parties- the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressive Congress (APC)- battle for the soul of oil rich state.
6 Aug 2019
The Federal Government came under criticism yesterday over its suppression of unarmed #RevolutionNow protesters. The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the last general elections, Omoyele Sowore, had called for a mass protest against the alleged misgovernance of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.
25 Apr 2019
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State on Thursday met with various security agencies in the state to ensure successful supplementary election in Ajeromi-Ifelodun Federal Constituency on Saturday. INEC Spokesman, Femi Akinbiyi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after the meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) that the…
1 Apr 2019
The Supreme Court has affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal, Abuja that recalled 181 sacked personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Delivering judgment on Monday, the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Mahammad struck out the appeal filed by the corps challenging the decision of the lower…
27 Mar 2019
A sociocultural group, Ochetoha K’Idoma, formerly known as Idoma National Forum, has condemned the killing of an Idoma indigene, Mr. Ochigbo Ogar Jumbo, an Assistant Superintendent of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), allegedly killed by policemen during a traffic control duty in Abuja last week. A statement by the group’s president,…
21 Mar 2019
An Assistant Superintendent, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jumbo Ogah Ochigbo, was allegedly beaten to death yesterday before his wife and two children by men of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) for violating traffic rules. It was gathered that he made a U-turn at the wrong spot and was flagged by the police…
20 Mar 2019
An officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Tuesday was allegedly shot dead by an unidentified police officer in Abuja. The NSCDC officer identified as Ogar Ochigbo was confirmed dead at Asokoro District Hospital, Abuja where he was taken to after the incident. Our correspondent learnt that the Civil Defence officer…
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