Ogun State Command, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), has reiterated its commitment to safeguarding crucial national assets and infrastructure across the state and nation. It also emphasizes the need for collaboration between other sister security organizations, residents, and communities to accomplish the objectives of securing crucial installations.
The main point of a one-day stakeholders’ meeting, which was held in Abeokuta, the state capital, was the theme “Protection of Critical National Assets and Infrastructure through Effective Cooperation, Collaboration, and Coordination.”
Top government figures, traditional rulers, security organizations, community development organizations, youth representatives, and other parties took part in the forum.
Remilekun Omalade-Ekundayo, the Ogun State Commandant of NSCDC, made the point that national assets like transportation systems, telecommunication networks, electricity, railroad tracks, airports, forests, transformers, and streetlights must be jointly protected.
She warned that government growth is seriously threatened by deliberate government destruction, whether it be for financial or political reasons.
“Everything the government constructs costs a lot.” We all rely on these facilities, so destroying them is like destroying ourselves, according to Ekundayo, who noted that asset protection should not be seen as the only responsibility of security agencies.
The Commandant urged people to use whistleblowing, community vigilance, and sharing intelligence as effective sabotage strategies.
Senior Special Assistant on Inter-Ethnic Affairs, representing the Ogun state government. The value of community involvement was raised by Hadi Sani.
He urged communities, traditional rulers, youths, and Community Development Associations (CDAs) to collaborate with government and security organizations because security challenges call for more than a kinetic approach.
You should be your neighborhood’s and neighborhood’s principal security guard. Before the government takes it up, he said, “If you see something, say something, then turn the transformer in your area on its head.”
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The call for synergy, grassroots vigilance, and shared ownership of national assets was also echoed by representatives of the Police, Army, DSS, Federal Fire Service, Customs, FRSC, Amotekun, TRACE, So-Safe Corps, Vigilante Group, Amotekun Corps, National Orientation Agency (NOA), Royal Fathers, Community Leaders, and private sector groups.
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) recognized the Ogun State Commandant for her outstanding work in preserving crucial national assets and infrastructure, including successful arrests and prosecutions throughout the state.
Source: Channels TV
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