NSCDC, Police strengthen collaboration to sustain security in FCT

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), FCT Command and the Nigeria Police Force, have consolidated ways on sustaining security in the territory.

The reinforced collaboration took place when the newly deployed FCT Commissioner of Police (CP), Dantawaye Miller visited the NSCDC FCT Commandant, Dr Olusola Odumosu, at the Command’s headquarters in Abuja.

Acting Public Relations Officer of NSCDC FCT Command, Monica Ojobi in statement said Odumosu noted that in as much as the FCT seemed relatively peaceful at the moment, there was need to ensure appropriate security measures are emplace to sustain the tempo.

He promised the newly deployed CP of the Command’s maximum cooperation in every area of Securing the FCT.

“We must continue to forge ahead and come to a round table to ensure that we move FCT to another level where people can go about their normal businesses without fear of any criminal attack,” the commandant said.

According to him, the visit symbolised the continuity of an already existing relationship between both security agencies.

“The best way forward in ensuring heightened security in the FCT is robust synergy and collaboration between security agencies.

“Seeing you today has given me hope and confidence that the days of unhealthy rivalry is over and a more united front against criminals in the FCT is in place.

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“We are all one and the same, so whether at the upper or lower echelon, we should see each other as one because the only difference between us is the uniform we put on.

“So if we can begin to see each other from that point of view, I want to believe that we will have a seamless operation and success against these criminals,” he said.

Earlier in his remarks, the CP reiterated that security was an enormous task and advocated for multi agency collaboration to attain positive results.

CP Miller who lauded the Commandant for the synergy he started enjoying upon his resumption called for a stronger and constant joint operations between the two agencies to nip crimes in the bud.

He also appealed for flawless cooperation in terms of intelligence gathering and sharing, pledging absolute commitment to ensure that the synergy continue to yield successes.

” There is need for enhanced collaboration between both organisations to forge a way forward to ensure proper protection of the territory,” Miller said.

Miller who said security is a collective responsibility, posited that the importance of eradicating inter-agency rivalry cannot be over emphasized, adding that security organisations are to complement each other.

The Police CP maintained that the was need to sustain the calmness the metropolis is witnessing now through developing new strategies to foil crimes in the FCT.

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE