The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has voiced serious concerns about the increasing rate of vandalism and theft affecting its infrastructure nationwide. During a recent visit to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) headquarters in Abuja, NRC Managing Director Mr. Freeborn Okhirie highlighted the ongoing crisis. “Despite the NSCDC’s commendable efforts in protecting Critical Read More…
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NSCDC averts potential pipeline explosion, safeguards Alimosho community in Lagos
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Lagos State successfully prevented a potential oil pipeline explosion that could have caused massive devastation in Alimosho, Lagos. According to DSC Oluwaseun Abolurin, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, this incident aimed to vandalise the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s (NNPC) oil pipelines in Liberty Estate and surrounding Read More…
76 arrested for attending birthday party and planned same-sex wedding in Northern Nigeria
In northern Nigeria, the paramilitary agency, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), disclosed that 76 individuals were arrested for participating in a birthday party for gay people, with reports that the organiser had also intended to conduct a same-sex wedding, an act deemed illegal in the country. This incident represents the latest in Read More…
Pastor arrested for visa scam, duping victim of N1.67 million
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo State Command, has arrested a 39-year-old Pastor, Michael Ogundepo, on allegations of orchestrating a visa scam. In a statement issued on Monday in Akure, DSC Aidamenbor Daniel, the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), revealed that the suspect had solicited N1.67 million to facilitate a visa application Read More…
NSCDC to fortify security around oil pipeline areas in Lagos
On Thursday, Mr. Okoro Eweka, the Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, stated that the corps would keep stepping up security around the state’s oil pipeline locations. In response to news stories of oil theft in various regions of the nation, he made this statement in an interview Read More…
NSCDC Operatives Discovers Illegal Mining Site in Lagos
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, has said it discovered an illegal mining site during its midweek operations. Eweka Okoro, the State Agency Commandant, in a brief statement, said its agents were carrying out a search when they uncovered the location in the Ijede axis of Ikorodu. Okoro, while condemning the Read More…