The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has
withdrawn its personnel attached to Shina Peller, a member of the house of
representatives.
An aide to the lawmaker confirmed the development on Wednesday.
The development comes hours after the lawmaker, who
represents lseyin/ltesiwaju/Kajola/lwajowa federal constituency of Oyo state,
sponsored a bill seeking to scrap the security agency.
The bill, which has passed first reading, seeks to establish
a transition management committee to superintend over the agency, develop
regulations and implement procedures for the transfer of assets and personnel
of the corps to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).
Peller had said the mandate of the NSCDC has “expanded”,
adding that “it has now become a duplication of the police and has led to
avoidable conflicts”.
He said the duties of the NSCDC are being performed by the
police, adding that retaining the former is a “waste of scarce resources”.
In a letter dated February 2, 2022, and addressed to Peller,
NSCDC said it is withdrawing its personnel for an “urgent national security
assignment”.
“Following the
directive of the Commandant General on the necessity of the deployment of the
command personnel for an urgent national security assignment, on behalf of the
state commandant, I hereby withdraw all personnel attached to you,” the letter
signed by Sotito Igbalawole, head of administration, Oyo state command, reads.
“This is to meet up with the urgent national need.
“Any inconvenience this might cause is highly regretted.”
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