Ex-NSCDC boss calls for more operational vehicles for security agencies

Mr Paul Ayeni, a retired commandant, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has urged governments to procure much operational vehicles for information agencies to fortify their combat against transgression activities.

Ayeni gave this proposal during an interrogation with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) connected Saturday successful Abeokuta.

According to Ayeni, galore distant areas presently beyond the scope of information patrols person go havens for transgression hideouts.

He emphasised that functional operational vehicles, on with different information gadgets, would heighten patrol capabilities and alteration operatives to get important first-hand accusation for indispensable action.

Ayeni, who is the laminitis of Eco-Safe Guards Ltd., decried the precocious incidence of defilement, kidnapping, cultism, and robbery successful agrarian communities.

“The complaint of atrocities successful agrarian areas is precocious owed to the lack of information operatives,” helium said.

He noted that immoderate transgression elements had relocated from cities to agrarian communities to proceed their activities, taking vantage of the deficiency of information presence.

“They determination to agrarian communities due to the fact that of the lack of information agencies.

“More patrol vehicles would alteration these agencies to grow their scope and code civilian and transgression matters successful the villages,” Ayeni stated.

However, Ayeni commended the efforts of information agencies, peculiarly successful Ogun, for their diligent enactment successful combating insecurity.

“It is the champion infinitesimal to applaud the efforts and sacrifices of information agencies and section vigilantes.

“They strive to guarantee bid and tranquility, which instills assurance successful the people,” helium said.

He besides commended the caller support of astir 10,000 palmy applicants by the Police Service Commission for recruitment, noting that this would heighten the spot and capableness of the Nigerian Police Force.