NSCDC CONFIRMS ANTIVANDALISM COMMITMENT AS TAMBUWAL HANDOVER RIVERS COMMAND
The newly promoted Assistant Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Abu Abdu Tambuwal, has reiterated the Corps’ unwavering commitment to the fight against oil theft, illegal oil bunkering and illegal dealings in petroleum products in Rivers State.
In a press statement e-signed and released to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP by the Rivers State Command Spokesperson, DSC Olufemi Ayodele, it stated that, “The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Rivers State Command has reiterated her unwavering commitment to the fight against oil theft, illegal oil bunkering and illegal dealings in petroleum products in Rivers State.”
According to the statement, “While signing the handover notes at the Command Headquarters in Port Harcourt, the newly promoted Assistant Commandant General Abu Tambuwal FCAI expressed overwhelming joy and fulfilment in pursuant of the Corps mandate with a renewed vigour to combat all acts involving the operation of illegal refineries, vandalism of oil pipelines, and all human activities leading to environmental degradation, pollution, and economic sabotage.”
ACG Tambuwal said his handing over of the command to the Second in Command (2ic) is in tandem with the directive of the Commandant General, Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi mni. who is wholly committed to rejigging and repositioning the Corps for effective service delivery in safeguarding the nation’s critical national assets and infrastructure as well as the protection of lives and properties.
Sequel to the Commandant General’s directive being informed by the promotion of some State Commandants to the rank of Assistant Commandant General, I hereby handover the leadership of the NSCDC Rivers State Command to the Second in Command (2iC); Deputy Commandant Claire Okpo, who will continue the day-to-day running of the Command affairs in an acting capacity until a substantive State Commandant is deployed from the National Headquarters.
All officers and men are to give her maximum cooperation as she discharges her duties with courage, fairness, and justice. I assure you that the fight against vandalism and all acts constituting sabotage to our economy as a nation will continue relentlessly. My message to illegal oil dealers and those operating local refineries is that they should desist from such unscrupulous businesses, look for a legitimate venture, or face arrest and prosecution by the law.
The presentations of gifts to the ACG by management staff officers and divisional officers, among others, were highlights of the handover ceremony. Media reporters conveyed their unreserved congratulations to ACG Tambuwal for upholding the mandate of the Corps with the utmost diligence and dedication, which obviously impacted the security architecture of the State positively, most especially through the drastic reduction in health hazards usually occasioned by “heavy smoke from illegal bunkering activities.”
The Acting State Commandant, DC Claire Okpo, has assured the good people of Rivers State that the command under her watch will continue to keep the flag flying without relenting. She called on the public to furnish the NSCDC Rivers State Command with the sustained intelligence report needed to nip in the bud all acts of criminality in the state.
