Accidental Discharge Punishable By Death Penalty, NSCDC Boss Warns Armed Squad

COMMANDANT GENERAL NSCDC, DR. ADE
ABOLURIN The Commandant-General of the Nigeria
Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC),
Dr Olu Abolurin, on Thursday in Lagos
warned that accidental discharge was a
capital offence. Abolurin, therefore, warned officers and
men of the NSCDC to avoid accidental
discharge with their weapons. The commandant general, who was
represented by Mr Laggard Osemwigie, the
Assistant Commandant-General, Zone A of
the company, gave the warning at the
passing-out parade of 146 officers, trained
by the Nigerian Army in arms handling and other combatant drillings. “Accidental discharge is a capital offence. In
NSCDC, there is nothing like accidental
discharge. You have been trained on arms
handling, this should guide you in the
discharge of your duties. “The four weeks training is meant to help
corps members to discharge their
responsibilities as expected of them. “Since the constitution of the nation
empowered NSCDC to carry arms, we have
been improving ourselves on the necessary
skills needed to discharge our duties.” The command general, who commended
the army and the Lagos Government for
their assistance, however, requested more
help from the State Government. Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State,
represented by his Special Adviser on
Security Matters, retired Maj. Tunde Panox,
described the job of the NSCDC as noble
and commendable for securing government
property. Fashola urged the officers to serve the
interest of the people, saying that they
should not aid crime where ever they were
posted to, stressing the need for synergy
among security agencies. Lt.-Col. Mohammed Ahmed of the 192
Battalion, who represented the army, noted
that the NSCDC operatives were yet to be
proficient in gun handling, stressing that
more of such training would assist the
operatives to do well in their jobs. “You should continue to improve on what
you have learnt. If need be, some of you
may be lunched into usual combat. You all
must be loyal to your superiors; you must
not oppress those that you should guard,”
Ahmed said. The police, Akran of Badagry, Navy, Prisons,
Immigration, NDLEA, EFCC, SSS, NAPTIP and
FRSC were represented at the event. (NAN)