Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps,NSCDC, says the Nigeria Railway Corporation has requested the Corps to take-over the protection of the 22 stations of the organization across the Nation.

This is in line with its constitutional role as the lead Agency in-charge of the protection of Critical Infrastructure and National Assets in the country, and also to deploy one thousand Personnel to the North East to the already two thousand three hundred Personnel on ground to protect the liberated areas and IDPs.

NSCDC Commandant General, Abdullahi Muhammadu said while briefing Officers and Men of the Corps at the National Headquarters, Abuja, highlighting that the NSCDC would now have a Railway Command to be headed by a Commandant.

According to Muhammadu, the NSCDC is moving on to greater heights and things done for Officers and Men, must be done well, as they labour earnestly for the glory of the Corps. Henceforth, all allowances and any form of stipend to be paid Officers and Men for their labours will be paid them directly”.

He called on Officers and Men to be united and work together as one big family, admonishing that, the terrible behaviour of Officers and Men witch-hunting each other should stop. As this leads

Meanwhile, the Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Oloyede, has requested the NSCDC to man the JAMB offices in the 36 States of Nigeria, as they have the firm belief that the Corps will deliver.

On this, the Commandant General has directed the Assistant General (ACG) Jonathan Iyagho in-charge of protection of Critical Infrastructure to liaise with the various State Commandants to deploy 5 Personnel each to JAMB offices nationwide for a start.