The
Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Abdullahi
Gana Muhammadu has reiterated the commitment of the Corps in applying new
information technologies in the monitoring and protection of mining sites and petroleum
pipelines against illegal operators and vandals.
He made
this statement at the Corps National Headquarters, Abuja to commemorate the
2016 world Civil Defence Day celebration which comes up every 1st March.
Commenting
on the deployment of 3000 personnel to the various mining sites in the country
and 5000 to the North-East among other deployments to strategic places to beef
up Security, the CG said, "The adoption of new technologies has helped to
enhance our performance over the years while at the same time playing a vital
role in the mitigation and prevention of disasters.
According
to Gana, the Corps in line with the umbrella body (ICDO) in Geneva, Switzerland
is in the process of deploying modern mechanisms which is ICT driven to help
inject professionalism into the operations of Civil Defence to conform with
international best practise. This he said can be achieved in Nigeria through
the upgrading of the Civil Defence Academy, Abuja into a modern ICT based
Institution involved in training and retraining of personnel on modern
technologies.
In the
area of effective disaster response, timely dissemination of information and
early warning about potential hazards, Gana said, the ICDO has recently
established programmes to develop and deploy information and communication
technologies (ICT), geographic
information systems and remote sensing and satellite data for effective
monitoring.
Corroborating
the statement of Gana, the International Civil Defence Organisation (ICDO) Secretary
General, Vladimir Kuvshinor said, "This year, we are not only celebrating
World Civil Defence Day but we are also commemorating the 85th anniversary of
our Organisation. The International Civil Defence Organisation have come a long
way from its beginnings in 1931 as the small Organisation to the current
International Civil Defence Organisation - a large and united world family.
Kuvshinor
further stated that, the importance of Scientific and technological solutions
to complex problems presented by disasters cannot be over emphasised, noting
that in social realities, new technologies must be implemented in such a way as
to benefit the largest possible segments of the civilian, children, the
disabled and the elderly. Without Modern Science and technology there can be no
world, safe from natural and manmade disaster he reiterated.
Joining
in commemoration of the World Civil Defence Day, the Hon Minister of state for
Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanieri seek for collaboration and partnership with the
Corps in the area of Disaster prevention and mitigation.
He said
the Corps is a Critical stakeholder in Disaster Management, hence, the need to
bring other stakeholders together to plan and re-strategise towards disaster
reduction and provision of primary Health Care to victims and the populace
Gana
therefore seized the occasion to congratulate Corps personnel across the
country, admonishing them to continue to give them utmost best by embracing the
new World challenge in application of
modern science and technological know-how in the execution of the Corps mandate
especially in the protection of Critical Infrastructure.
He
assured the Government that with the engagement of the Corps in protection of Mining
Sites, Illegal Mining henceforth will be stopped, He further advised Illegal
miners to desist or relocate from the country as the law is no respecter of any
persons.
ACC OKEH EMMANUEL
CDPRO
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