NSCDC moves to select galant female personnel from various commands

By Abba-Eku Onyeka FCT

The Nigeria Security & Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has commenced the selection process into the proposed Female Squad from its array of gallant female personnel drawn from various Commands of the Federation including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), according to a press release from National Head Quarters ( NHQ), Public Relations (PR), DCC Olusola Odumosu on Saturday.

The Commandant General (CG), Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, Commandant General of the NSCDC who flagged off the Selection process at the NHQ5 in Abuja said the Special Female Squad was one of his many strategies to reposition, re-jig, revamp and rejuvenate the Corps to a world class organization

“The Female Squad which will compete favourably with their male counterparts in all ramifications will undergo three weeks (3) intensive and rigorous training as well as capacity building programmes in one of our Training Colleges after the successful ones scale through the preliminary tests of competence, experience, psychological evaluation and comprehensive medical examination to determine their fitness for the program.”

Dr. Audi, stated that plan has been underway to make the proposed female Squad combat ready and formidable as they will be specially trained for physical and tactical maneuvering especially for special intervention and operations which will in no small measure help to address some of the nation’s internal security challenges.

Assuring the candidates of his administration’s resolve to providing the necessary logistics and minimal comfort during the training, the Commandant-General tasked them to put in their best as this will go a long way in restoring the past glory of the Corps.

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