By Sylvanus Viashima
JALINGO – Ahead of the planned nationwide protest scheduled to commence on Thursday, the Taraba State command of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps has deployed over 1550 personnel to various parts of the State to protect critical national assets.
The Corps spokesman SC Iliya Samaila disclosed this on Wednesday in a Press release issued in Jalingo.
He said that the State Commandant of the Corps Adamu Salihu while deploying the personnel on Wednesday morning, charged them to exude the highest levels of professionalism in the discharge of their duties and to specifically ensure the safety of lives and property of people.
The Press release reads in part that “the Commandant Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Taraba State Command Adamu Salihu has called on personnel of the NSCDC to show utmost professionalism in their conduct during the planned nationwide protests scheduled to commence tomorrow Thursday 1st July 2024.
“The Commandant made the call during a high powered meeting involving all Heads of Department, Unit Heads, Area Commanders and Divisional Officers held at the NSCDC Command Headquarters Jalingo to perfect plans on security coverage during the protest. The Commandant told all the heads of formations and tactical units to ensure synergy with sister security agencies in order to forestall possible outbreak of violence.
“The most important mandate of the NSCDC is the protection of critical national assets and infrastructures, therefore all hands must be on deck to ensure that hoodlums do not hide under the guise of the protest to destroy such assets and infrastructures. “All stake holders in peace building and the organisers of the protests should caution the protesters against violence, vandalization of public utilities and looting. These vices will not be condoned by the NSCDC which is saddled with the responsibility of protecting such assets”.