NSCDC CG, Prof Ahmed Audi

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has strongly condemned the actions of anti-government protesters who gathered at the Corps National Headquarters in Abuja earlier today under the guise of a campaign for justice.

In a statement released by the Corps National Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Corps (CSC) Babawale Afolabi, the NSCDC described the invasion of its headquarters entrance by more than 50 protesters as unacceptable and unlawful. He explained that the demonstrators stormed the facility chanting various protest songs, disrupting normal activities within the vicinity.

CSC Afolabi noted that the Commandant General of the Corps, Professor Ahmed Abubakar Audi, had earlier issued a nationwide security alert to all state commands and formations, directing operatives to remain vigilant and intensify the protection of Critical National Assets and Infrastructure. The alert followed intelligence reports indicating plans by some groups to stage protests in support of the detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu.

He stated that intelligence, undercover, and uniformed personnel had already been deployed across the states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to ensure the safety of lives and property. He emphasized that the Corps would not tolerate any form of vandalism, violence, or attempt to breach public peace, especially as the planned protest had been legally prohibited by the court.

Reaffirming the Corps mandate, CSC Afolabi said the NSCDC remains fully committed to safeguarding all Critical National Assets and Infrastructure, managing disasters, supervising private security companies, and protecting farmers and farmlands to promote food security nationwide.

He added that while citizens have the constitutional right to peaceful assembly, such rights must be exercised responsibly and within the bounds of the law. The NSCDC, he said, will continue to work closely with relevant stakeholders to protect national infrastructure, warning that anyone found culpable of inciting violence or destruction would face the full weight of the law.