Osun NSCDC deploys 1200 personnel to beef up security for Easter celebration

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun State command has deployed 1,200 personnel to provide security across the state, before, during and after the Easter celebration.

Commandant of the corps, Emmanuel Ocheja, who spoke through the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Atanda Olabisi said the command has put in place robust security arrangements and crime prevention strategies to ensure crime free Easter festivity in the state.

Ocheja stated that officers and men of the corps are already deployed on the major roads across the state and that patrol teams and surveillance squads will provide security at public places and recreation centers throughout the period of the celebrations.

The Commandant appealed to members of the public to be moderate in their celebration, saying personnel will display a high level of professionalism while discharging their duties.

He assured the public that the personnel will be civil and polite but firm in ensuring security of lives and property.

The NSCDC boss also called on members of the public to be security-conscious and provide useful information to the command.

He then charged the Christian community to imbibe the lessons of the crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, pray for the nation as well as Osun State. 

He further called on unscrupulous elements in the state to have a change of mind as the command will arrest and prosecute whoever that is bent on frustrating the peace of the state.