Security

NSCDC Launches New Anti-Cybercrime Unit in Osun State

By Web News 896

The Nigeria Security & Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Osun State Command has unveiled a new unit which it has equipped with the relevant gadgets to curtail the trend of internet fraud in the state.

NSCDC Commandant in Osun State, Mr Emmanuel Ocheja said the newly equipped unit would commence full operations in 2022 and would be in a better position to track various devices used in defrauding innocent Nigerians.

In a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Adigun Daniel, the commandant said the unit was created due to alarming high incidents of dubious transactions over the internet.

Nigeria, according to Mr Ocheja, has been plagued with lots of dubious transactions through the internet adding that so many innocent individuals have been swindled of their hard-earned money as a result of falling victims to fraudsters.

He remarked that having observed the ugly trend, the command decided to train personnel in this line to strengthen, improve and update their knowledge so as to apprehend and curtail the activities of internet fraudsters popularly known as “Yahoo Boys”.

Adenitan Akinola

Security

Justice, Fairness, Dialogue, Essential Tools For Peaceful Society- Stakeholders

By Web News 658

Participants at a peace sensitization forum organised by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, Osun State Command to mark this year’s International Day of Peace have identified justice, fairness and dialogue as essential tools to promote a peaceful society.

The participants which included traditional rulers, community leaders, security operatives, religious leaders, civil society activists and academics agreed that peace was indispensable in achieving sustainable development.

It was their aggregate submission that recovering better for an equitable and sustainable world from the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic would only be possible in a stable and peaceful atmosphere.

In his address, the Commandant of the Osun NSCDC, Mr Emmanuel Ocheja advocated the strengthening of avenues for dialogue as measure to build peace and forestall crisis nationwide.

Mr. Ocheja described the family institution as the smallest most important unit of the society where the issue of Peace should be emphasized.

The Osun NSCDC commander believed that the challenge of insecurity in Nigeria would soon be a thing of the past, but appealed to all stakeholders in the peace process to be honest and forthright.

On his part, a traditional ruler, the Owaloko of Iloko Ijesa, Oba Hakeem Ogungbangbe who shared a personal experience of his ascendancy to the throne maintained that most crisis were instigated by selfish individual who often did not think about the consequences of their actions.

Oba Ogungbangbe appealed to leaders at every level, particularly people seeking power in politics and communities to desist from instigating crisis through their actions and inactions as the result might eventually overwhelm the selfish desired goals.

Similarly, the Elegboro of Ijebu Jesa, Oba Olufemi Agunloye charged governments to support monarchs and the traditional institutions in playing its role of mediation and reconciliation which had prevented many disagreement from snowballing into bigger crisis.

In a paper presentation, the Director of Global Affairs and Sustainable Development Institute at the Osun State University, Osogbo, Doctor John Agbonifo called for collective approach to resolve issues, most especially in COVID-19 era.

Adenitan Akinola