By Adadareporters
A new camouflage uniform has been unveiling for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. The unveiling took place at the Federal Ministry of Interior, Old Secretariat, Abuja, on Thursday.
The minister of interior, Mr Olubunmi Tunji Ojo, during the exercise, said the additional uniform would boost the confidence of personnel in the discharge of their responsibilities, especially ‘as they are involved in several joint operations with other services in the country’.
While appreciating the contributions of the corps to the internal security of the country, Ojo assured of a better welfare package for officers and men of the corps.
He said, “We are working with the salaries and wages commission for an upward review of the salaries of paramilitary officers. The approval for peculiar allowances of officers and men was made without budgetary provisions.
“We will ensure adequate training and retraining, and put an end to the era of career stagnation for all personnel of paramilitary agencies. We will have a system that will support the weakest and the strongest personnel.”
He appreciated the commandant general for his innovations to reposition the corps. He also commended the corps’ personnel for their services to the country.
Speaking, the commandant general of NSCDC, Ahmed Abubakar Audi, said the ministry approved the additional uniform hence the reason he ‘is come to present it to the minister for commissioning’.
He stated that the need for the camouflage was necessitated by the involvement of the corps in various joint operations in the country and to boost the confidence of personnel who participate in such operations.
CG Audi said, “The black and the blue represent the corps’ service colours and the browns represent the operational ground. The uniform will be worn by Special Forces trained personnel and service commanders across all formations of the corps.”
