NSCDC records 2,360 cases in Kebbi – Commandant

By Ihesiulo Grace

30 January 2020

News

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kebbi state Command on Wednesday said it recorded 2, 360 cases in 2019 in the state.

NSCDC state Commandant, Alhaji Sammani Ringim, disclosed this in an interview in Birnin Kebbi. Ringim said that 1, 034 of the cases were criminal in nature, while 1, 326 were civil cases.

The commandant however, said that 1, 326 of the cases were amicably resolved within the period under review, disclosing that “the operations department of the command during the period, recorded 1, 034 arrests on different criminal cases.

“The cases include theft, burglary, vandalism, fraud, forgery, drug abuse, rape and breach of trust, among others, which were transferred to intelligence and investigation department.

“While the peace and conflict resolution unit during the period amicably resolved 1, 326 civil cases, the cases include family disputes, debts, breach of contractual agreements, land and tenancy disputes, among others across the state.”

Ringim said that the legal department of the command prosecuted 812 of the cases recorded across the 21 local government areas in the state and commended the efforts of the NSCDC personnel and the public for their cooperation and support.

The commandant also solicited for more synergy among sister agencies to protect lives and property in the state.

Similarly, the Deputy Commandant in-charge of Anti- Vandalism Department, Alhaji Sani Anaruwa, said the department prevented fuel diversion and vandalism of electricity facilities worth millions of naira during the period under review.

“We arrested a vehicle conveying 29 bags of foreign rice and transferred them to Nigeria Customs Service in the state during the period under review.

“We arrested three suspected fraudsters who specialize in defrauding the public along the Kangiwa-Niger Republic border in Kangiwa Local Government Area of the state within the period,” Anaruwa said.