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NSCDC deploys 6,000 pfficers for comprehensive security ahead of Ondo election
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In preparation for the Ondo State governorship election on November 16, 2024, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has announced the deployment of 6,000 officers to ensure robust security across the state. The deployment is part of the Corps’ commitment to maintaining peace and order throughout the electoral process.
Dr. Ahmed Audi, the Commandant General of the NSCDC, made the announcement in a statement issued on Sunday and signed by the Corps’ spokesperson, Babawale Afolabi. He emphasized the Corps’ preparedness to provide comprehensive security before, during, and after the election.
“The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Dr. Ahmed Audi, has ordered the deployment of 6,000 officers and men to provide adequate security before, during, and after the November 16 Ondo governorship election,” the statement said.
Audi further clarified that personnel would be deployed not only from Ondo State but also from neighboring states, including Ekiti, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Lagos, Edo, and Delta, to ensure wide coverage across the state.
“The NSCDC is fully ready to ensure free, fair, and credible elections,” Audi added, highlighting the importance of a peaceful electoral environment. “The Corps will deploy personnel from neighbouring states such as Ekiti, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Lagos, Edo, and Delta, among others.”
The officers will be tasked with safeguarding critical infrastructure and national assets, protecting election officials from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and ensuring the secure distribution of election materials. The deployment will cover all 18 Local Government Areas, 203 Wards, and 3,933 polling units across the state, including its coastal areas.
Specialised units will be part of the operation, including the Special Female Squad, Counter-Terrorism Unit, Agro Rangers, and the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Unit. Additionally, the K-9 Unit, Marine Unit, Election Monitoring Unit, and the Intelligence and Investigation Department will contribute to the overall security effort.
“The personnel drawn from the host state, neighbouring states, and the National Headquarters include the Special Female Squad, Counter-Terrorism Unit, Agro Rangers Unit, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives Unit, K-9 Unit, Marine Unit, CG’s Mining Marshall, Election Monitoring Unit, as well as the Intelligence and Investigation Department,” the statement read.
Audi also emphasized the importance of preventing political violence and thuggery. He stressed the need for cooperation with the Nigeria Police, which is the lead agency for election security, and called on all NSCDC officers to demonstrate professionalism and discipline.
“There are comprehensive and strategic measures already in place, aimed at forestalling all forms of political violence and thuggery before, during, and after the elections,” Audi stated. “You must work in collaboration with the Nigeria Police, which is the lead agency in election security.”
In his remarks, the NSCDC boss also warned against acts of vandalism, the destruction of public utilities, and any form of election-related violence. He urged parents to caution their children against being used by political actors for violent purposes, stressing the need for collective responsibility in ensuring a peaceful election.
Audi concluded by assuring the public of the Corps’ commitment to upholding the rule of law, protecting voters’ rights, and ensuring the prosecution of anyone found attempting to disrupt the electoral process. “We will arrest and prosecute anyone attempting to disrupt the election process in accordance with the electoral law,” he said.
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Fatai Tijani, has ordered a statewide clampdown on vehicles plying Lagos roads without number plates or with concealed registration marks, warning that offenders would be arrested and their vehicles impounded with immediate effect.
The directive, according to Fatai, formed part of measures to strengthen security architecture and prevent criminal elements from infiltrating the state through unregistered vehicles.
The CP gave the order during a strategic meeting with Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, DPOs, and Commanders of Tactical Units at the Officers’ Mess, Ikeja, yesterday.
He briefed the officers on resolutions from a recent conference with the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, and outlined new security measures to tighten security across Lagos.
According to Tijani, “The Inspector-General of Police emphasised the need to ensure that all vehicles plying the roads in the country have their plate numbers on them. On no occasion should anybody put a vehicle on the road without a plate number or with a covered plate number. If anybody is found driving such a vehicle, that vehicle will have to be impounded.
He observed that “Most of the vehicles being used by these criminals are either not registered at all or have their plate numbers covered. Apart from those genuinely permitted by law to cover their plate numbers, there are no other exceptions”.
CP Tijani also directed all DPOs to intensify community policing and intelligence gathering at the grassroots, stressing that effective security requires active collaboration between the police and residents.
He further disclosed that the command would sustain joint patrols and intelligence-sharing with other security agencies, particularly in border communities and along waterways, to forestall the movement of criminal elements into Lagos.
Assuring residents of the command’s readiness to tackle emerging threats, Tijani said , “ Lagos Police Command had maintained a strong intelligence network and would continue working closely with transport unions, community leaders and other stakeholders to keep the state safe. Our goal is to ensure that Lagos remains secure and that criminal elements find no space to operate.
Suspected gunmen have abducted a cleric with the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), identified as Pastor Gbenga Sanny, in Ondo State.
It was gathered that Sanny was seized by three gunmen on Sunday evening in the presence of his children.
Sources who confirmed the abduction to The Nation on Monday said the incident occurred at about 7.00 p.m in front of his residence located at Ilu-Abo community in Akure North Local Government.
Sanny, who is also a staff of the Akure North Local Government Area of the state, was taken to an unknown destination by the attackers.
His wife reportedly escaped the attack.
“The three armed men reportedly came out of the nearby bush and whisked him away,” one of the sources revealed.
When contacted, the spokesperson for the police command, Jimoh Abayomi said investigation has been launched into the abduction case.
He stated that officers and tactical teams of the command have already been mobilised to the area and working to secure the safe rescue of the victim and apprehend those responsible for the crime.
A man was carried away by floodwaters at Christian Village in the Greater Accra Region on June 7, 2026, during a heavy downpour.
The victim, a father of four, reportedly slipped into a gutter while helping colleagues desilt it, and despite rescue efforts, the strong current swept him away.
Recounting the incident in a video shared by Ask Media on social media on June 8, 2026, eyewitnesses said the incident occurred while the victim and three others were clearing a heavily clogged drainage system to improve water flow during the rains.
The area is known to flood whenever there is heavy rainfall, prompting residents to regularly engage in desilting exercises.
One eyewitness said the victim lost his footing during the exercise and fell.
“He slipped and fell into the river while we were removing debris. I tried to hold him by his collar, but I couldn’t keep hold of him. The current was too strong,” the eye witness recounted.
Despite immediate attempts to rescue him, he was swept away by the raging floodwaters and has since gone missing.
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