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Scrapping NSCDC Won’t Render People Jobless – Shina Peller

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A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Shina Peller has disclosed that the intention of scrapping the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) was not to render Nigerians jobless.

Naija News reports that the lawmaker had sponsored a bill to scrap the security agency which passed first reading at the lower legislative chamber.

Consequently, the bill became public knowledge and has caused diverse reactions from notable Nigerians on social media and broadcast stations in the country.

This also led the NSCDC in a letter, dated February 2, 2022, to withdraw its officers attached to the lawmaker.

The agency later reinstated the officers withdrawal from him, citing the excuse that the letter was sent without clearance.

Peller, who represents Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa Federal Constituency in Oyo State in the National Assembly, is a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Clearing the air on the controversy in a statement on Saturday, Peller assured Nigerians that the bill wasn’t meant to render officers of the security agency jobless.

The APC chieftain added that the bill proposes the transfer of assets and personnel of the NSCDC to the Nigeria Police Force to achieve better results in policing the nation.

The lawmaker asserted that the creation of the NSCDC has not freed police officers to focus on their core policing operations of protecting lives and ensuring the security of property rather it has compiled their duties.

He said: “The bill does not in any way seek to render people jobless rather the bill proposes the transfer of assets and personnel of the NSCDC to the Nigeria police. In other words, assets and personnel will be absorbed by the police; so there won’t be loss of jobs.

“Recall that the NSCDC was established by statute in the year 2003 to exist and operate as an ancillary force, assisting the Nigeria police force (NPF) in maintaining public order, engaging with civilian populations in times of emergency, and other such adjunct functions.

“The creation of the Corps was supposed to free officers and men of the Nigeria police force (NPF) to focus on their core policing operations of protecting lives and ensuring the security of property.

“Since then, the nature of the NSCDC has changed. Rather than exist as, and perform the role of an ancillary force, the NSCDC now includes an armed component and performs policing functions across the country. Predictably, this overlap of functions and jurisdictions has led to increasing conflicts between the NSCDC and the Nigerian Police.

“Nigeria is faced with an unprecedented wave of different but overlapping security crisis, therefore, the government and legislature must be aggressively innovative in considering better options for a more effective national security architecture.

“This proposed bill should serve as a trigger to constructive debates and conversations that end with substantive reforms in the best interest of the nation.”