{"id":13347,"date":"2025-08-29T12:31:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T12:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=13347"},"modified":"2025-08-29T12:41:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T12:41:51","slug":"nscdc-commended-for-strategic-impact-in-curbing-illegal-mining-at-abuja-security-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=13347","title":{"rendered":"NSCDC Commended for Strategic Impact in Curbing Illegal Mining at Abuja Security Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pix: Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), <strong>Prof. Ahmed Abubakar Audi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), <strong>Prof. Ahmed Abubakar Audi,<\/strong> has been widely applauded for the Corps\u2019 outstanding achievements in the fight against illegal mining and the protection of critical national assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This recognition came during a high-level <strong>National Stakeholders and Civil Society Summit<\/strong> held at the <strong>Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Abuja<\/strong>, which brought together top government functionaries, civil society actors, and security operatives to deliberate on key national security threats such as terrorism, oil theft, banditry, illegal mining, and human rights abuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13354\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Delivering the Commandant General\u2019s keynote address on the theme:<br><strong>&#8220;The Role of Community Leaders and Civil Society Organisations in Tackling Illegal Mining in Nigeria,&#8221;<\/strong><br>was the Commander of the NSCDC Mining Marshals, <strong>Assistant Commandant Attah John Onoja<\/strong>, who represented Prof. Audi at the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He emphasized that the battle against illegal mining cannot be fought by security agencies in isolation. 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