NSCDC boss assures residents of adequate security during, after Eid-el-fitri celebration

By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo

The Osun State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) Emmanuel Ocheja has assured Muslims faithful adequate protection before, during and after the Eid-el-Fitri celebrations.

The Commandant who spoke through the Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Corps Atanda Olabisi on a live television program “The Defender,” urged the Muslim faithful to use the medium of the Eid-el-Fitri celebrations to pray for the country.

Ocheja explained that the State Command under is making efforts to improve the morale of personnel in order to build a strong workforce and to enhance effective service delivery during and after the Eid-el-Fitri celebrations.

He said fourteen (14) dilapidated patrol vehicles and one ambulance had been refurbished with a view to responding quickly to security challenges in any part of the state during and after the eid-el-fitri celebrations.

He urged members of the public to always give proactive intelligence information to the nearest security agency in their environment, saying security is everybody’s business.