NSCDC inaugurates 35 special female squad to combat insecurity

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, on Tuesday in Akwa Ibom State, inaugurated 35 Special Female Squad trained to combat insecurity in the country, especially in public schools.

Akwa Ibom State Commandant of the corps, Mr Abidemi Majekodunmi, after inspecting the squad in Uyo, said the outfit had undergone rigorous training for the purpose of securing the nation.

According to him, the formation of the squad code name “Blue-beret”, is the directive of the Commandant-General of NSCDC to secure, particularly, schools.

He said, “Recently, we have had an upsurge of kidnapping, armed robbery, contestations with state sovereignty, and above all attack on school facilities and institutions.

“This Female Special Squad is special in all ramifications and they are here today as a product of rigorous training exercises and comportment, and of course all combine together, those efforts have manifested in what we are witnessing today.

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“This project follows the directives of our Commandant-General to inaugurate these special blue-beret corps tagged Female Arms Corp. This is a special female squad, and for the exemplary display today they are very special.

“This project was launched by my Commandant-General because he is very much concerned about the safety of our school, the safety of our children. 

“He launched a school initiative project whereby security can be provided to secure our schools and protect our children in schools.

“The Commandant-General launched the resurgent to reposition and rejig the Nigeria Security and Defence structures and to revamp our activities. All these are targeted towards ensuring strategic positioning of the security of the state”.

Congratulating the team, especially the instructors, coordinated by the Head of Department, Majekodunmi described their performance as sterling, excellent and wonderful.