By Arnold Chukwu

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Ebonyi command has said that it will not tolerate any case of accidental discharge by its personnel.

Addressing eighty three trainees on Abakaliki at the end of their arms training which took place at the 14 Brigade of the Nigeria Army, Ohafia, Abia State, the State Commandant, Francis Nnadi, advised them to tick to all rules of engagement.

“You should be more disciplined when armed, and you must be make vigilance your watchword.

“The Commandant General has a vision of rejuvenating and reinvigorating the Corps, and all State Commands are proactively striving to achieve this mandate,” he said.

The Commandant spoke of plans with the Ebonyi State Government to secure the Chuba Okadigbo airport ‘ Abakaliki.

“We also have the mandate of protecting critical infrastructure in the state as the arms training will be handy in actualising the mandates.

“We would be deploying the personnel across the state to effectively utilise their expertise.

“Criminals and non-state actors are upping their skills but we have to be far above them to check their activities.”

Nnadi expressed satisfaction with the skills exhibited by the trainees during the parade, describing them as “exceptional”.

“Most of them had earlier undergone special forces, counter-terrorism and other forms of large and medium scale trainings.”

The Ebonyi Commissioner for Youth Development and Sports, Richard Idike congratulated the trainees and urged them effectively practicalise all they learnt.

“The society is grappling with rising criminal activities and we need enhanced training for security operatives to check such.

“The training NSCDC personnel underwent from the army makes them.unique and the state has benefitted tremendously from it.

“The state commandant has performed exceptionally and the increase in personnel performance is evident.”

One.of the trainees, Florence Nweke thanked the state commandant for affording them the training opportunity and pledged to be more dedicated to duty.

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