Oshiomhole calls for review of NSCDC’s name

The lawmaker representing Edo North Senatorial District, Adams Oshiomhole, has called for a review of the name of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
Oshiomhole made the call on Friday in Abuja at the unveiling of the NSCDC FCT Commandant, Dr. Olusola Odumosu’s book, titled “Nigeria’s Security Dilemma: Rivalries and Implications.”
He said the call for the change of name of the paramilitary agency was imperative in view of the word “Civil” in its name, adding that it implied that personnel of the corps were not meant to bear arms.
He said the NSCDC, saddled with the responsibility of being civil while protecting the nation’s Critical National Assets and Infrastructu...