NSCDC (civil defence ) boss escapes being shot by a police officer

The Commandant-General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Ade Abolurin was reportedly almost killed by a police inspector who attempted to open fire on him at Ikorodu in Lagos State.

According to a press release e-mailed by the Corps spokesman CSC Emmanuel Okeh, the police officer and his team came in an unmarked Danfo bus carrying AK47 rifles and challenged the CG, stressing that he has no right to visit the area because it belongs to the police, Daily Trust reports.

The statement reads in part: “The committee which the CG NSCDC is the chairman of was constituted by the office of the Attorney-General of the federation and have for some time now been on assessment tour of the country for disposable forfeited items used for vandalism. However, attempts by members of the committee to caution the officer were rebuffed, claiming that they are on a mission.”

Okeh who explained that it was not clear if the police officer was acting on orders from a superior authority or just acting in his own capacity as a vandal in uniform, added that there have been increasing cases of officers of the corps being brazenly harassed, molested, assassinated or maimed by officers of the Nigeria police in the course of carrying out legitimate assignments.

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He said: “Still fresh in our memories is the killing of two men of the anti-vandal squad of the Lagos State command of NSCDC by policemen in 2013.”