Oshiomhole calls for review of NSCDC’s name

The lawmaker representing Edo North Senatorial District, Adams Oshiomhole, has called for a reappraisal of the sanction of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

Oshiomhole made the telephone connected Friday successful Abuja astatine the unveiling of the NSCDC FCT Commandant, Dr. Olusola Odumosu’s book, titled “Nigeria’s Security Dilemma: Rivalries and Implications.”

He said the telephone for the alteration of sanction of the paramilitary bureau was imperative successful presumption of the connection “Civil” successful its name, adding that it implied that unit of the corps were not meant to carnivore arms.

He said the NSCDC, saddled with the work of being civilian portion protecting the nation’s Critical National Assets and Infrastructure, interfaces with hardened criminals successful the enactment of duty.

The lawmaker truthful questioned however the operatives were expected to beryllium civilian erstwhile combating vandals, amerciable miners and criminals who carnivore weapons.

“To beryllium civilian means you should not carnivore firearms, truthful if you bash not carnivore arms to woody with radical progressive successful amerciable lipid bunkering oregon the demolition of nationalist property, which you person been asked to protect, volition you past preach portion they transportation guns?

“If you privation to beryllium civil, however bash you woody with hardened criminals? If these criminals transportation blase weapons...