By Gift Habib
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Thursday, unveiled a camouflage uniform for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, pledging to support it to deliver on its mandates.
A statement by the spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, Afonja Ajibola, quoted the minister as promising that the government would continue to support the NSCDC and prioritise the welfare and training of officers.
He said, “As a Federal Government, we are putting in all that we can to ensure that we provide and support our agencies with the right materials and, of course, the right knowledge needed for them to deliver; I know the NSCDC is not an exception.”
The minister noted that the new camouflage uniform would go a long way to give officers of NSCDC a sense of pride among their contemporaries within the security circle, adding that it would boost their morale and give them confidence.
Earlier in his presentation, the Commandant General of the NSCDC, Abubakar Audi, told the minister that operatives of the corps took part in all joint operations, both kinetic and non-kinetic, saying only NSCDC personnel do not have camouflage uniforms.
He said the new uniform would inspire confidence and boost officers’ morale while on operations, adding that the officers had been yearning for the camouflage to blend with their counterparts in other services.
