NSCDC Offers Financial Support, Employment To Families Of Slain Personnel In Kaduna

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has provided automatic employment and financial support to the families of seven of its personnel who were killed by bandits in Kaduna state.

On January 10th, 2023, the seven NSCDC personnel were ambushed and killed at a mining site in Kuriga village in Birnin Gwari’s local government area of Kaduna state. The bandits also killed a number of other security agents during the attack.

Commandant General of NSCDC, Ahmed Audi, met with the spouses and relatives of the slain personnel in Kaduna and described their deaths as a significant loss to the Corps, their families, and the country as a whole.

He presented undisclosed amount cheques to the families at the NSCDC Kaduna Command Headquarters.

The NSCDC commandant general also announced that the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, had approved the replacement and automatic employment slots for representatives from each of the families as a way of offering support and assistance following the tragic event.

In a statement released by the Public Relations Officer of the Corps, Olusola Odumosu, the Commandant General stated that the money is a token of support from the government to those left behind by the fallen heroes pending the payment of their accrued benefits.

“This is a service that has its personnel in mind. It is my vision to champion the course of promoting personnel’s welfare in the Corps.

“The minister has approved one slot each for you to replace your husbands.

“I have also directed the Kaduna state Commandant, Idris Yahaya, to liaise with you on getting your details across to us in Abuja,” he informed.

Audi, who described the killing as colossal, however, charged other personnel not to be deterred by the ugly incident but to put in their best for a more secure country.

“Death is inevitable, it is heart-touching losing the personnel.

“Although this is not the first time we are losing personnel, it’s so painful that we lost seven personnel at a time.

“It is a great loss, that is why I am here personally, to encourage all of you, to continue to do your best and not give up,” he said.

The Corps helmsman hinted that he had initiated the process of payment of death benefits and other entitlements to the affected officers through the office of the minister of the Interior to ameliorate the pains of those they left behind.

He explained that the Corps had been settling burial benefits, entitlements, accident, and group life Insurance policies to personnel as and when due.

Also present at the event were other agencies’ service commanders like the Commissioner of Police, Comptroller of Nigeria Immigration Service, Controller of Correctional service, 1Division Garrison Commander, and Sector Commander, FRSC among others, who gave emotion-laden goodwill messages.