Abolurin Hands Over To New NSCDC CG

Newly-appointed Commandant-General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Abdullahi Muhammadu, yesterday took over the reins of the outfit, assuring that he would work towards im­proving the legacies of his predecessor, Dr Ade Abol­urin.

At a hand-over ceremony in Abuja, Muhammadu thanked the former Com­mandant-General for his immense contribution to the corps. He, however, de­clined further comments, saying he would outline his policy-document in the next few days.

Earlier, recounting the history of NSCDC, Abol­urin said he met only 9,000 personnel when he was ap­pointed in 2005.

This figure, he said, has risen to 59,000 highly-mo­tivated and academically sound personnel.

Describing the new helmsman as a worthy suc­cessor and a pride to the corps, Abolurin recalled that in his 10-year sojourn at NSCDC, he never travelled abroad.

He urged senior officers of the corps to shun greed and give opportunity to their subordinates to excel.

Appointed in 2005, Abol­urin steered the hitherto unknown NSCDC to an elite corps of profession­als, moving it from its three-bedroom flat na­tional headquarters and two operational vehicles to bring it at par with other paramilitary agencies in the country.

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