By Pius Awunah
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed newly trained officers to protect critical assets in the nation’s capital.
Commandant of the FCT Command, Dr. Olusola Odumosu, stated this on Monday,September 8,2025, during the passing-out ceremony of 174 officers who recently completed a specialised training tagged “Enhancing Tactical Efficiency through Modern Security Tools.”
According to the Commandant, the officers, now certified, would be deployed to strategic locations to safeguard critical national assets and infrastructure within the capital city, noting that the training was designed to sharpen the personnel’s tactical skills in line with global best practices.
He stressed that today’s security challenges were more complex and demanded courage and the effective use of modern tools and techniques.
The Commandant commended the Nigerian Army Headquarters Garrison, Abuja, for its support and collaboration, while emphasising that inter-agency synergy remains vital in achieving national security objectives.
“The quality of instruction and guidance you have given is quite enormous and an investment in the security architecture of FCT and Nigeria at large.
“The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps is statutorily mandated to safeguard critical national assets and infrastructure. As a nation, the threats we face are not static; they evolve daily, ranging from insurgency, banditry, and kidnapping to vandalism of critical assets, oil, communication, and power installations, as well as emerging threats such as cyber intrusions and drone-enabled crimes”,he stated.
According to him, the skills acquired through this training will translate into stronger surveillance capacity, quicker response times, and improved protection of assets vital to Nigeria’s economic and social wellbeing.
He also charged the 174 participants to apply the knowledge with professionalism, discipline, and a strong sense of duty.
“In the last few years, the FCT Command has witnessed a sharp increase in the number of capacity building programmes and I assure you that this unique training would be a catalyst for drastic reductions in reported cases of vandalism, theft of public infrastructure and a surge in the arrests of vandals and other criminal elements within the FCT and its environs”, Odumosu said.
In his address, the NSCDC Unit Commander, ACC John Alabama Stephen, said the training programme was carefully designed to sharpen the tactical skills of the personnel, equipping them with modern knowledge and practical tools needed to thrive in today’s ever-evolving security environment.
