In its resolute commitment to protect Critical National Assets and Infrastructure ( CNAI ) situated in all the nooks and crannies of Lagos communities,
the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC ), Lagos State Command, Area A has held its community engagement on CNAI with all relevant stakeholders.
This is contained in a statement by SC Oluwaseun Abolurin, Civil Defence Public Relations Officer in Lagos state on Wednesday.
The statement said NSCDC State Commandant, , Mr Adedotun Keshinro affirmed that the community engagement held at the Agege Local Government Secretariat by the Divisions under the Area A Command such as; Agege, Agbado Oke – Odo, Ayobo – Ipaja, Ifako – Ijaye, Ojokoro couldn’t have come at a better time other than now.
The Lagos State Commandant was ably represented at the event by the Head of CNAI Department, Deputy Commandant of Corps Kolawole Agbetiloye.
Keshinro commended the stakeholders for joining forces with the Corps to end the wicked activities of economic saboteurs with the area.
The Head of CNAI in Lagos State Command also seized the opportunity to charge the scrap dealers association in the communities to comply with restricting their activities between 08:00 am to 05:00 pm.
The Chairman, Agege Local Government council, Mr Abdulganiyu Obada while delivering his goodwill message commended Keshinro for sustaining strong collaboration with his administration in ensuring the activities of scrap dealers association are regulated in his LGA.
Obada also raised hope that this partnership has largely resulted into the low incidence of cases of assets and infrastructure vandalism in Agege and it’s environs.
Tne Chairman gave his nod for the initiative which brought a lot of the story stakeholders together to have very Apt to the conversations around how the road projects, street lights and other security assets infrastructure that his administration has put in place within a very short time will be effectively protected.
Obada ably represented by Mr Saheed Ademola seized the privilege to also charge members of the public to continue to support the NSCDC, Lagos State Command so that it would continue to deliver on its core mandates.
During the interactive session, the chairman called out the scrap dealers association on issues bothering their business relationship with scavengers in the communities.
He pointed out that the real problems are the scavengers, who many atimes vandalize assets and infrastructure and as such seek purchase from unsuspecting legitimate buyers and scrap dealers in the communities.
Mrs Ani Chiamaka, Assistant Director, National Orientation Agency, while giving her contributions called for the support of the Corps in reducing vandalism of assets to the lowest minimum.
Chiamaka commended the command also for its efforts towards ensuring that miscreants don’t deny operators access to sites where they need to work on the field amongst others.
However, she clearly stated that much more needed to be done collectively by carrying more stakeholders along to enjoy needed protection the assets deserve.
