June 19, 2026
By Omeiza Ajayi
Chairman, Senate Committee on Interior, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, has advocated a review of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC Establishment Act, arguing that the word “civil” in the agency’s name no longer reflects the realities of the threats its operatives confront.
He made the call at the National Defence College NDC on Friday in Abuja while delivering remarks at the launch of a book titled “Nigeria’s Security Dilemma: Rivalries and Implications Vol. 1,” authored by Dr Olusola Odumosu, the Federal Capital Territory FCT Commandant of the NSCDC.
Oshiomhole said the concept of a “civil” defence corps implies a force without firearms, yet operatives are routinely deployed against heavily armed criminals destroying public assets and engaging in illegal oil bunkering.
