NSCDC officials
The
Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps,
Abdullahi Gana Mohammadu has expressed regrets over the ugly incident
that occurred at one of the beats, where personnel of the Corps were
deployed to protect the infrastructure of the Lagos Deep shore,
Offshore logistics.
The
Corps boss expressed this in a briefing of the Management team of the
Corps, at the Headquarters, Abuja stating that an ugly incident
occurred as a result of an accidental discharge by a Personnel of
Corps which led to some casualties involving another Personnel of the
Corps and Kurean who is currently receiving treatment at the
hospital.
Gana
said he received the information with a heavy heart, and in view of
that he commiserates with the family of the deceased and the injured.
Expressing rude shock at the incident despite various warning by
Management against such act of negligence and
carelessness. He went further to assure the public that adequate
punitive action shall be taken against the officer involved on this
act in order to avert a reoccurrence of such incident and to serve as
a deterrent to other personnel
He
stressed that investigation into the remote causes of the incident is
on-going as committee have been set up to critically look into the
matter as the officer involved has already been stripped of his arms
and currently under detention pending the outcome of the report of
the committee and justice ensured accordingly.
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