By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin
The Kwara state Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has created a Female Squad to man security in schools across the state.
The newly established squad is set up to checkmate abduction of students from the schools.
The State Commandant of NSCDC, Makinde Iskil Ayinla, disclosed this on Tuesday in Ilorin, the state capital, while briefing journalists on the activities of the Command in 2021.
“A Female Squad that will keep watch over our schools to checkmate students’ abduction will be unveiled this month. We have trained some selected personnel on this and with the permission of the state Governor, we will deploy them in schools this month”, Ayinla stated.
Ayinla, who said the Command would deal ruthlessly with vandals of critical infrastructure this year in its efforts to prevent economic sabotage and safeguard government installations and other properties, warned that the state is not a safe haven for criminals.
He added that the Command would continue to synergize with the Nigeria Customs Service to tackle smugglers in the border towns across the state.
Ayinla also hinted about the preparedness of NSCDC to keep a 24-hour surveillance on Correctional Centres in the state to forestall any breach of security in the facilities.
He said the Command would intensify efforts on the training of its officers, especially on how to handle weapons, intelligence and information gathering to further enhance their performance.
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