Lagos NSCDC arrests 150 vandals in 10 months

Lagos NSCDC arrests 150 vandals in 10
months
on december 27, 2013 at 7:41 pm in news
By Bose Adelaja
Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps NSCDC,
Lagos State Command, has said no fewer than 150
suspected vandals were arrested in the state within
the past 10 months just as he urged Lagosians to
report any act of vandalisation of government
property during the Yuletide period.
Giving the account of his 10 months stewardship in
Lagos, the State Commandant Adesuyi clement,
also said the suspects were involved in
vandalisation of some critical government
infrastructures such as petroleum pipelines,
electrical and telecommunication facilities.
According to him, some of the suspects have been
prosecuted while others are still under investigation
as the vandalised products recovered from them
were handed over to appropriate authorities.
Also, the Commandant said about 50 private guards
companies were sealed within this period as they
were discovered to be operating illegally within the
metropolis. ‘’The Command has equally sealed over
ten companies who defaulted in paying their annual
renewal dues,’’
As regards disaster management, he said the
Command which is the emergency response team,
has partnered with other agencies such as National
Emergency Management Authority NEMA and Lagos
State Emergency Management Agency LASEMA in
the management of disaster scenes.
The peace and conflict resolution unit he said, has
handled over 150 cases ranging from landlord/
tenant conflict, marital conflict, breach of public
peace, land disputes, relationship disputes, cases of
assault, monetary conflict and child abuse. Out of
these cases, over 80 have been resolved while the
rest are still in progress.
‘’The command has deployed 2000 officers to
various strategic locations within the metropolis to
ensure adequate security during the Yuletide.
Adequate security reporting and grassroots
intelligence gathering by this unit has assisted the
Lagos State government in checkmating the
nefarious activities of some terrorist organisations
like ‘Boko Haram’ across the state. The corps in
collaborations with other security agencies recently
tracked down some ‘Boko Haram’ members who
were at the verge of causing mayhem to
Lagosians,’’ he added.