According to a report by SaharaReporters, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has actually dissolved the Anti-vandal Unit of the Rivers State Command of the corps following allegations by the governor of the state, Nyesom Wike.

Some weeks back, Wike accused the NSCDC unit and authorities of helping and abetting vandals and unlawful bunkers to perform their nefarious activities in the state.

Responding to this, the NSCDC Commandant General, Ahmed Audi, in a declaration on Saturday revealed shock over the allegations as he bought the suspension of the head of the anti-vandal group and the disbandment of the unit.

The declaration released by the NSCDC’s Director of Public Relations, Olusola Odumosu, checks out, “Worried by this frustrating advancement, the CG has bought the suspension of the head of the anti-vandal group and the disbandment of the unit with instant effect, pending the result of an independent inquiry set up to check out the weighty accusations levelled against the unit by the governor.”

Audi likewise bought the Acting DCG in charge of investigation and intelligence to summon all the personnel included to the nationwide headquarters in Abuja for further examination to figure out the level of involvement and or responsibility to give justice properly.

He also stated the allegations as not being in tandem with his vision for the corps, worrying that he will not excuse any criminal act or act of compromise by any workers.

He guaranteed Governor Wike of getting to the root of the matter without hold-up, assuring more synergy with the state government towards releasing more reliable service delivery to the excellent people of Rivers State.

He stated, “The quick action taken by me is to close any recognized gaps in our operations and service to the nation, I will not tolerate any act of indiscipline, compromise or sabotage under any guise; our starting daddies have actually worked so tough to earn a good name for the service as an honorable company and I will not permit a few bad eggs to ruin our name, image, our trustworthiness, and stability. We will investigate those fingered in the allegations and deal decisively with them if condemned to serve as a deterrent to others.

“Our moral concepts are not flexible; we are going to rejig the system and fish out those spoiling the name of the corps, my fight against vandals, prohibited oil bunkers and those stealing our collective wealth and sabotaging our economy is unflinching and we will redouble our efforts to whittle down this act of sabotage and haul into court anybody, not in tune with our vision and objective for the service.”

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