All Zonal commanders and State Commandants of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps have been ordered to ensure optimal enforcement and general compliance of Covid-19 Health Protection Regulations 2021 signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari in their various commands.
The Acting Commandant General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Hilary Kelechi Madu, made this charge on Friday, directing the composition of a five-man monitoring and enforcement team comprising of some carefully selected officers and men to identify key areas such as markets, schools, motor-parks, churches, mosques, recreation centers and others for total compliance of Covid 19 Regulations.
In a statement signed Friday in Abuja by the NSCDC, Public Relations Officer, DCC Sola Odumosu, Madu said strict adherence to the executive order by the Corps is intended to preserve the sanctity of life of Nigerians in different parts of the country, warning that any officer caught extorting money from the public will face summary dismissal as this assignment is not a means to line their pockets with proceed of corrupt practice.
He further urged the personnel of the corps to go about this assignment with a sense of patriotism, also warned them against unnecessary harassment of citizens ín the process.
