The Abia State commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Akinsola Aderemi, has said no security agency can succeed alone, hence the need for cooperation among them.

Aderemi made the remark when he paid the state director of the Department of State Services, Nadia Mohammed-Soso a courtesy visit in her office in Umuahia, the state capital.

“We have a duty to ensure protection of critical national assets and infrastructure in the state and to actualize this it is imperative for us to partner other security agencies,” he stressed.

In view of this, he explained that effective intelligence gathering, Information sharing, cooperation, and other areas of mutual understanding would go a long way to enhance their respective performance.

He said the visit was part of his familiarization tour of the state after his assumption of office, noting that it would strengthen the command’s synergy with the department.

In a welcome remarks, the director assured the commandant of her readiness to work in synergy with the command to deliver their respective mandates.

She said: “The department has a long history of smooth working environment with the corps and this would be sustained under my watch.”

While welcoming Aderemi to the state, she lauded him for his “pragmatic approach to building relationship with key stakeholders in security matter”.