Civil Defence Corps CG orders manhunt for killers of NSCDC officer in Rivers

The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, has ordered a massive manhunt for the gunmen who attacked Shell Gio Manifold, killing an Officer of the Corps in Rivers State. NSCDC disclosed that the gunmen struck at about 0330hrs on Saturday,

The Media Assistant to the Commandant General, Ekunola Gbenga, in a statement, indicated that the CG condemned the dastardly and cowardly act which resulted in the death of Chief Corps Assistant, Godwin Mbula, on Saturday evening.

The gunmen invaded Shell manifold located at Gio and shot the victim to death in the early hours of Saturday.

The gunmen were suspected to be oil bunkers had gone to the manifold known as Gio to siphon oil but were resisted by the NSCDC men guiding the manifold.

The Commandant General said the nation is facing challenges with unrepentant vandals, adding that the Corps is also giving them sleepless time and is committed to reduce to the lowest minimum nefarious activities of vandals across the nation.

“Despite the attacks on our officers on a daily basis, we have vowed to bring an end to oil theft, bunkering activities and attack on all government critical infrastructures in the country,” Gana declared.

The CG charged his men on the need to work closely with other sister agencies for effective policing, surveillance, intelligence and information gathering, with a view to ensure that the protection of lives and property  of citizens is guaranteed.  He stressed that security agencies cannot work and achieve results without the cooperation of the people, adding that, it will take collective efforts of all security outfits to bring the perpetrators of this unrest to book.

The NSCDC boss further called on Nigerians to support the government and security agencies by providing them with helpful information as the public owes it a duty to the security bodies to identify criminals in the community.