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By Kelechi Ogunleye
Ali Muhammad Ali, Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has charged the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) FCT Command to enhance on its intelligence gathering within the territory.
Ali mentioned this throughout a go to by the NSCDC FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, to his workplace on Wednesday in Abuja.
The NAN MD urged the NSCDC to transcend arrests and be extra proactive by partaking Nigerians, pantaker operators and even arrested vandals to get info that might assist nip vandalism within the bud.
He mentioned that vandalism of Critical National Asset and Infrastructure (CNAI), particularly the destruction of manholes and theft of manhole covers within the FCT, had change into worrisome.
“The roads resulting in NAN workplace is the worst hit by the actions of vandals.
“The big thieves are somewhere hiding in, and if there are no willing buyers there will not be a market. So, your crack down on pantaker operators has yielded results,” the MD mentioned.
He additional referred to as on NSCDC personnel to take care of civility within the discharge of their duties, including that there was a outstanding distinction between the corps and sister companies.
He mentioned that NAN, being the most important content material creator and distributor of stories, would accomplice seamlessly with the corps to attain set aims.
“We will give you whatever support you need to succeed because if you succeed, then we can go home to sleep with our eyes closed,” Ali mentioned.
He counseled the commandant for his doggedness and strides since his assumption of workplace.
Earlier, Odumosu mentioned that the aim of the go to was to strengthen NCDC’s already present partnership with NAN.
“We have enjoined wonderful cooperation and publicity from your service to reach out to the public in terms of what we do,” the commandant mentioned.
According to him, investigations revealed that a lot of the vandalism within the FCT have been perpetuated by scavengers (baban bola).
“I’ve been given a cost to sort out vandalism within the FCT to nip it within the bud or convey it to the barest minimal, so I’ve declared warfare on the actions of scavengers.
“All these activities cannot be successfully done without the support or recognition of NAN,” he mentioned.
He mentioned that the command had been sending warning messages to vandals who give Nigerians sleepless nights.
Odumosu mentioned that he had advocated for the regulation and potential eradication of pantakers within the FCT.
“Surveillance and investigation has proven that there was a spike in vandalism as a result of there was a prepared marketplace for gross sales after they steal.
“If we are able to regulate pantaker then we will have solved 50 per cent of this problem, because when there is no supply, there will be no demand,” he mentioned.
The FCT NSCDC helmsman, nonetheless mentioned that there was a ban on the actions of scavengers as they’ve been restricted to the dump website.
“We hope for policies and laws to be enacted in that direction, as we are doing our best in the field, and have been able to propose ideas that will eradicate the menace of vandalism,” Odumosu mentioned.
He urged residents to not depart the safety of CNAI to the Federal Government or safety companies alone.
“We need the support of the public and organisations like NAN to continue to succeed,” he mentioned.(NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
Edited by Kadiri Abdulrahman
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