By Omolara Adasofunjo

Ogun State House of Assembly has called for greater collaboration between the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, and other local security outfits in the state to ensure an effective security network.

According to the Assembly, this would especially help protect physical infrastructure and secure the lives and properties of the residents.

The Speaker of the House, Mr Oludaisi Elemide who made the call when the new State Commandant of the NSCDC,  Mr Remilekun Ekundayo, paid a courtesy visit to the Assembly Complex said the partnership with others like Amotekun Corps, So Safe Corps, Vigilante Service and Hunters Association would boost security across the State. 

He promised that the legislature was ready to give the needed support to the relevant agencies in the bid to achieve success in securing the entire state, including the farmlands.

In other contributions, the Deputy Speaker, Mrs Bolanle Ajayi, the Minority Leader, Mr Lukman Adeleye, the Deputy Chief Whip, Dr Babatunde Tella and another member, Mr Waliu Owode, advocated the deployment of more personnel of the Corps to the rural areas and applauded the NSCDC for creating the Agro- Ranger Unit to protect farmers and farmlands across the country.

Earlier in her presentation, Commandant Remilekun Ekundayo had emphasized that the Corps was committed to performing the core functions of protecting national critical assets and infrastructure as well as the lives and property of the people. 

The Commandant said the Agro-Ranger unit was created specifically for the protection of farmers and farmlands from hoodlums, bandits and wandering herds, adding that apart from the counter-terrorism and anti-vandals units of the Corps, the NSCDC had also launched the Female Squad to work with the Federal Ministry of Education in schools and protect learners from being kidnapped. 

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