Security

Oyo NSCDC Gets New Spokesperson

By Web News 1410

A new Civil Defence Public Relations Officer, CDPRO, Mrs Oyindamola Okuneye has assumed duty at the Oyo State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.

This is contained in a statement by the Command’s Administration Officer, Mr Igbalawole Sotiyo.

Mr Oluwole Olusegun (r) while handing over to Mrs Oyindamola Okuneye (l)

The statement notes that the former Public Relations Officer of the Command, Mr Olusegun Oluwole has been deployed to the NSCDC Annex office at Ona Ara.

The new PRO, Mrs Okuneye took over from Mr Oluwole Olusegun, who has served the Corps in that capacity for more than a decade as the Corps Spokesman.

The statement notes that Mrs Okuneye finished from the Tai Solarin University of Education with a degree in Business Administration.

Until her recent appointment was the Public Relations Officer of the newly created Female Special Squad of the Oyo State Command.

Rasheedah Makinde

Security

Easter: NSCDC Deploys 2,500 Personnel In Oyo State

By Web News 731

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC Oyo State Command has deployed two thousand five hundred personnel to all areas in the state for a crime-free Easter celebrations. 

This is contained in a statement signed in Ibadan by the NSCDC Public Relations Officer in Oyo State, Mr. Oluwole Olusegun.

In the statement, Oyo State NSCDC Commandant, Mr. Iskilu Akinsanya stays that the deployment of the officers to all the 33 Local Government Areas and 35 LCDAs of the state became imperative so as to enable the Christian faithful to have a good festival.

Mr Akinsanya also called all Area Commanders, Divisional officers and personnel of the Corps to beef up security in their vicinity before, during and after the festive period.

Meanwhile, the commandant has directed the Disaster Management Unit to always have the command’s ambulance and personnel on highways for rescue during the celebration, the Agro Rangers squad and the Counter-Terrorism Unit have also been deployed to all the nooks and crannies of the state to prevent crime and criminality during Easter celebration.

Commandant Akinsanya urged Nigerians irrespective of their religion to be law abiding.

He also enjoined the Christian faithful to reflect on the lesson of the Passion, Suffering, Forgiveness and Love of Christ learnt during the lent and also pray for peace in our nation and success of the present government.

The Oyo State NSCDC Commandant also enjoined the general public to volunteer information to Nigeria Security and Civil Defence officers and men near to them or call the Control room on 09070473188, 09055533303 and 08077513995 whenever they suspected any strange movement or suspicious around them.

Rasheedah Makinde

Crime

NSCDC Arrests Transformer Vandal In Igbeti

By Web News 835

Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC Oyo State Command Agro Ranger Squad has arrested a 34-year-old welder, Bashiru Bello, of Ile-Imam in Igbeti, Oyo State.

The suspect was arrested on 26th of November 2020 in Ikoyi-Ile, Ogbomosho Town around the hour of 0900hrs where he was caught packing looted transformer cables.

While parading the suspect at the Oyo State Command Headquaters, Agodi, Ibadan, Oyo State Corps Commandant, Mr Iskilu Akinsanya disclosed that Bello was caught vandalizing a transformer at Ikoyi-Ile on 24th of November 2020 and the Agro Ranger Squad tracked him down and got him arrested on 26th of November,2020.

Items recovered from the suspect at time of his arrest includes Armoured Cable, Wrench, Gloves, Hack-Saw and Range.

The Commandant later commended the residents of Oyo State for providing timely information to the corps in other to curb criminality.

He later assured the good people of the state more adequate security in Collaboration with other Security agencies.

He added that the suspect will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.

Rasheedah Makinde