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By Anwar Usman

The Kogi State Government has said security operatives have intercepted a group of underage children trafficked into the state in what is suspected to be a covert recruitment attempt for banditry training.

This was revealed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo.

“At about 1500hrs on December 5, 2025, eagle-eyed security operatives of the National Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Yagba Area Command, in collaboration with other security agencies in Isanlu, acting on credible intelligence from community hunters, intercepted a truck conveying 21 children aged between six and 17 years into Kogi State,” the commissioner stated.

The commissioner stated that investigations revealed that the children were trafficked from different northern states suspiciously by adults who could not provide legitimate justification for their movement.

“Several suspects linked to the trafficking operation have been arrested, including individuals who claimed they were transporting the children to establish an informal ‘Islamic school’ within Yagba East,” the statement further revealed.

Fanwo also added that, further arrests were carried out as security operatives intensified effort and surveillance in the area, uncovering additional persons allegedly connected to the movement of the minors.

“Some of the suspects were also found with items raising significant security concerns,” he said, adding that the rescued children had been transferred to the NSCDC State Command in Lokoja for detailed investigation and proper profiling of all persons involved.

He also assured that “upon completion of profiling and verification, the children will be handed over to their respective state governments for further investigation and eventual reintegration with their families.”

The commissioner, however, said all individuals found guilty in the trafficking operation would be prosecuted in accordance with Kogi State’s child trafficking and child rights protection laws.

By Uzair Adam

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, has apprehended two suspects over alleged drug dealing and house burglary.

This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Command’s spokesman, Ibrahim Idris-Abdullahi, in Kano.

According to him, the first suspect, a 42-year-old man, was arrested at Salanta in Gwale Local Government Area with over 106 parcels of substances suspected to be cannabis sativa.

The arrest followed credible intelligence reports.He explained that the suspect was allegedly caught red-handed while selling and distributing the illicit substance within the community.

In another operation, the corps apprehended a 22-year-old man accused of burgling homes and carting away valuables worth hundreds of thousands of naira at Gurungawa in Kumbotso Local Government Area.

“The suspect, who had been on the security watch-list for some time, was apprehended during a coordinated patrol aimed at curbing theft and other criminal activities in the area,” Idris-Abdullahi said.

He noted that both suspects would be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.

The spokesman called on residents to remain vigilant and report suspicious activities to help rid the community of criminal elements.

By Sabiu Abdullahi

The Federal Government has rescheduled the recruitment exercise into four key paramilitary agencies under the Ministry of Interior.

In a statement released on Wednesday night, the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) announced a new date for the opening of its recruitment portal.

“The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), wishes to notify the general public that its recruitment portal which was earlier slated to open on Thursday 26th June, 2025, will now open on Monday 14th July, 2025,” the statement said.

The Board also informed applicants that the recruitment portal can now be accessed via recruitment.cdcfib.gov.ng, and reminded the public that the entire application process is free.

“Applicants are kindly requested to take note of the above changes as well as be reminded that all applications are free and do not attract any payment,” it added.

The Board apologized for any disruption the change may have caused and urged applicants to disregard any contrary information not coming from official sources.

This announcement comes days after the Board had declared the commencement of recruitment into the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Fire Service, and Nigerian Correctional Service.

Thousands of job seekers across the country are expected to apply for the limited positions in the various agencies.

By Abdullahi Mukhtar Algasgaini

An officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abubakar Abdulkadir Mayos, has demonstrated integrity by returning a lost Basic Travelling Allowance (BTA) of $505 and 30 Saudi Riyals to an intending pilgrim in Yola.

The BTA, meant to cover personal expenses during Hajj, was traced to its owner, Maimuna Salihu, a pilgrim from Taraba State, with the help of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON).

The money was handed over to her at the Yola Pilgrims’ Camp, drawing praise from officials and fellow pilgrims.

In a related development, 411 pilgrims from Yobe State were airlifted to Saudi Arabia from the Muhammadu Buhari International Airport in Maiduguri.

The final batch of 73 pilgrims from Adamawa State was also flown out.

NAHCON Secretary, Dr. Mustapha Muhammad Ali, urged the pilgrims to uphold Nigeria’s image and abide by Saudi laws.

He also called for prayers for Nigeria’s peace and prosperity.

By Anwar Usman

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Katsina Command, has killed four suspected terrorists in the Dutsinma Local Government Area of the state.

This was confirmed in a statement released by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SC Buhari Hamisu, on Monday, stating that two separate attacks were foiled.

According to him, operatives repelled an attack by suspected armed bandits who stormed the permanent site of the Federal University Dutsinma on February 21.

“The gallant men of the NSCDC attached to the university successfully neutralized three criminals, including the notorious Ayuba Buzaru, who stormed the institution using it as their route”.

The spokesperson further revealed that the team also rescued three kidnapped victims and recovered some rustled goats.

He added that NSCDC personnel, in a joint operation with the police, repelled another attack on Sunday, February 23, at the Federal Government Special Grains Reserve (Silo) in Darawa.

NAN reports that the bodies of the suspected criminals had been deposited at General Hospital Dutsinma.

“The armed bandits have been attempting to attack the silo, which stores grains distributed to people in Katsina, Zamfara, and Sokoto,” he added.

The corps personnel also dispersed another group of suspected armed bandits at Gago Village, near Isah Kaita College of Education in Dutsinma.

“The command remains dedicated to promoting safety and security for the people of the state and Nigeria as a whole while protecting critical national assets and infrastructure,” he said.

By Uzair Adam 

Three teenage girls tragically drowned in a pond in the Buji Local Government Area of Jigawa State on Saturday. 

The Spokesperson for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the state, ASC Badaruddeen Tijjani, confirmed the incident in a statement released in Dutse on Sunday.

The girls, identified as Fatima Sule (12), Nasiya Sale (12), and Huwaila Sa’adu (13), all from Tulla village, were reportedly cutting grass to feed their livestock near the pond when the accident occurred around 11 a.m.

According to the NSCDC, they received a distress call from the Tulla community shortly after 11 a.m. They quickly responded by sending officers, including divisional disaster management officers, to the scene for a rescue mission. 

Community members and NSCDC personnel worked together and were able to recover the bodies after approximately 30 minutes of searching.

The girls were taken to the nearest health centre, where they were pronounced dead. 

The investigation indicated that the spot where they were gathering grass was the same place where they drowned.

The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Mr. Muhammad Danjuma, expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and urged parents to monitor their children closely, especially during times when ponds and rivers are swollen, to prevent such tragedies.

By Muhammed Baba Isah

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) have for long been duped with serious — dereliction in time of accessing outstanding salary structure to some extent, this can be assessed — mostly among the youngest rank personnel. However, this paramilitary institution is much younger than that of the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigerian Armed Forces. Hence, there is still a need to revamp this sector due to a higher cost of living and other things similar that bedeviled Nigerians expecially household.

Likewise, even in this poor salary structure, this cannot even be, for once, enhanced for the mismanaging of their duty by collecting of fifty naira by the roadside from driver and also harassing them if cannot pay. This intimidation of less-privilege are not part of their work.

On that account, It’s not against the increments of recent police amount (or anything similar), but rather this will go a long way in reducing the rate of taking brown-envelope and mismanaging of government access by the corps. And, of course, this can increase the level of manpower capacity in engaging the bad elements that priotise the vandalism of government items to be drastically low.

Being a prime target of the enemies, also like any other human being — security personnel owned the privilege to shows their disinterest on anything obstacle that could result in deterioration — on the discharging their duty. Because they are mostly die in war front, hence, they are still worst paid unlike any other agencies.

And therefore, under the eye of this present Commandant-General (CG), Ahmed Abubakar Audi, Ph.D, mni, OFR. Much better achievement have been put in place already — Apart from the field of providing much security items by the corps to augment tackling insecurities across the all angles of six geopolitical zones — and indeed there are also — a bunch of putting effort in laying the foundation of many training schools aside from that (of Katsina, Bauchi, Enugu and Cross River State), this will help the young generations to be seriously manage this work accordingly.

On the other side, crime is one of the major issues bedeviling contemporary Nigerian society. The menace of crime is affecting not only economic development of Nigeria but also to tarnish the image of the country in the eye of international community.

Thus, it rising serious concern about law and order in the society. And, it’s a known fact that the security and welfare of the people is primary responsibility of government — in other to address this challenges confronting Nigerians. The corps through his watch (Commandant-General), has ensure protection of lives and properties and protect the public items against vandalism as well as assist other agencies in crime prevention and control.

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps has also succeeded in playing so many other roles — ranging from arresting so many criminals and controlling many variety of criminal activities. It empowered to maintain 24-hours surveillance over infrastructure, sites and project for the federal, state and local government.

Muhammed Baba Isah is an NSCDC personnel at Nasarawa State Command Headquarter. Writes from Jos, Plateau State. He can be contacted via muhammedisah080645@gmail.com.

By Muhammadu Sabiu

Fire destroyed six shops in Jigawa State’s Hadejia Local Government Area.

In a statement, Adamu Shehu, the state spokesperson for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, confirmed the incident.

“On Friday, December 2, 2022, at about 01:15hrs, the NSCDC Divisional Office received an emergency call on a fire outbreak at Gadar Kogi in Hadejia,” he said.

According to him, emergency response personnel were immediately dispatched to the location to put out the fire and save any unburned property.

He added that when the team arrived, the fire had destroyed around six shops owned by Usman Mai Shago and five other people, although there were no human casualties.

The Daily Reality understands that electricity sparks from one of the shop’s wires were the cause of the fire.

Ishaka Mohamed

According to a New York Times bestselling author, Joyce Meyer, patience is not simply the ability to wait — it’s how we behave while we’re waiting.

Many Nigerian youths have been eager for the outcome of their applications for the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme (NJFP). Well, the waiting period is almost over because forty days from now, successful Fellows will have been deployed to their host organisations. This is according to the mail sent to many applicants, a version of which has also been posted on Facebook by the official page of the scheme: Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme.

That said, I write this purposely to advise all the applicants. I have categorised them into three.

The first group are those who have been pushed by impatience into using rude comments on posts by two Facebook pages: UNDP in Nigeria and Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme. I presume they’re really fresh graduates who, probably, haven’t been following recruitment processes in Nigeria. I’ll outline only three out of the countless cases of delay in the country for them. 

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) started a recruitment process in 2019 but failed to complete it until 2022.

N-Power Batch C application started in June 2020, but the deployment of beneficiaries never happened until after 15 months. 

The Kaduna State Teachers’ Service Board (KSTSB) started a recruitment exercise in 2018 but managed to employ 7,000 secondary school teachers in July 2022. In fact, as of the time of writing this article, that’s nine months after their employment, none of these teachers has been posted to a school, let alone being paid a salary.

Therefore, there isn’t any need to feel too disappointed over something that is highly expected. It’s worth stressing, however, that it’s OK to clamour for a positive change in whatever concerns us, but decorum is highly recommended, at least for a young graduate and job seeker. So, rude comments should be done away with.

The second group are the over 340,000 applicants who won’t be selected. Yes, a total of 365,679 people applied for the scheme that needs only 20,000 Fellows per annum.

With or without cogent evidence, there’ll be lamentations from almost every angle when successful applicants are eventually picked. Many will blame favouritism and the like. A good number might lose interest in applying for other jobs, claiming that it’s by whom one knows. I urge all unsuccessful applicants (yet to know, though) to avoid losing momentum because of this; it’s simply part of life.

Now, to the third group, the privileged few, I advise that you think twice before leaving your ‘small’ job for the programme. Although it’s said that Fellows will be fully paid as graduates, being deployed doesn’t guarantee prompt payments. You must be realistic to yourself by keeping an alternative means of livelihood.

Of all of the schemes I’ve observed in Nigeria, only NYSC is somehow consistent in the payment of allowances. I’ll mention three others that have significantly failed in this regard.

One, as of January 2022, many of the past N-Power volunteers were still owed stipends. That was after 18 months of exiting the programme. And even while in the scheme, a significant number of these youth often received overdue allowances.

Two, the Special Public Works Programme for 774,000 unskilled labourers ended in March 2021, but a good number of the beneficiaries weren’t paid their N60,000 stipends until after nine months (end of December 2021).

Three, some Nigerian youth were placed on a three-month paid internship called the Work Experience Programme (WEP) from August to October 2021.

The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development promised each intern a monthly allowance of N30,000 within the period of their engagement.

But such never happened, as the payment commenced in November 2021 and continued, inconsistently, through February 2022.

Some may think that NJFP will be different; I pray so, too. However, the scheme has already shared a pattern with its predecessors. In August 2021, it was promised that the first batch would be inducted in about two months’ time (October), only for the statement to be changed after seven months.

Based on the above instances, I reiterate that you keep an alternative source of livelihood before engaging in the programme. This is especially important for those who’d be posted to states other than their current settlements.

On a final note, if you’re privileged to be deployed to a private organisation, make sure to sell yourself. Much as many organisations usually aim to rightsize their employee base, none will be willing to lose a diligent young graduate if you really present yourself well.

Ishaka Mohammed writes from Kaduna. He can be reached via ishakamohammed39@gmail.com.

By Muhammad Sabiu

A bill in the House of Representatives has been raised to abolish the National Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

Shina Peller (APC, Oyo) sponsored the measure, which was read for the first time on Tuesday. It proposes repealing the NSCDC Act of 2007 and transferring the agency’s staff and assets to the Nigeria Police Force.

Mr Peller proposes, according to the bill’s description, to establish a transition management committee to oversee the NSCDC, write regulations, and implement processes for the transfer of the Corps’ assets and employees to the Nigeria Police Force.

Mr Peller claims that the NSCDC’s expanded functions are a duplication of police mandates, noting that “Fragmentation of security resources across multiple competing agencies is counterproductive.

“The mandate of the NSCDC has expanded that it has now become a duplication of the Nigeria Police Force. This has led to avoidable conflicts.

“Every single function of the NSCDC can be done or is being done by the Nigeria Police Force”. He added that” it is a “waste of scarce resources which has an annual budget of almost 100 billion.”

Mr Peller noted that “the assets and personnel of the NSCDC will be absorbed by the Nigeria Police, hence, no loss of job.”