NSCDC Unveils Female Anti-School Kidnap Squad

The National Security Civil Defense Corps has unveiled an all-female anti-kidnap squad as part of its ‘Safe School Initiative’.

The Commandant-General of the NSCDC, Ahmed Abubakar Audi disclosed this in Abuja on Monday at the special simulation exercise and unveiling.

He said the squad was established as a result of the attacks on schools leading to the loss of lives, adding that the first set of the squad has already been deployed to schools in Katsina State and the FCT.

According to Audi, “This is in keeping to my belief that women can make and have been making valuable contributions to nation-building as the special Female Squad will definitely complement the efforts of their male counterparts and work together with sister agencies.”

FRCN, Abuja