Army hands over 5,000 guns to civil defence corps
Nigerian Army offered to train the Nigerian Civil Defense Corps staff to enable them meet up with the challenges of terrorism as some of its personnel are retired military or police officers.
Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, said warns conflicts perpetrators, especially the Sect known as Boko Haram to know that if they think that killing innocent people is the only way to make a statement and press their demands, saying no amount of war, bomb blast, suicide bombing would solve the problem as the Federal Government would continue to do all it can to enhance security.
He dismissed the claim of Boko Haram that the Federal Government was insincere and could not be trusted, saying Time has changed and things have changed with time.
The Minister said Federal Government has always opened the door for dialogue with Boko Haram, yet it hear of reports stating that the government is insincere, whereas Boko Haram never spoke with the Federal Government.
General Officer Commanding 1 Division Army, Major General Garba Wahab said the exercise of arming the Civil Defense was in line with the directives of the Federal Government in order to enhance security and fight Modern Terrorism.
In his remarks, the Commandant General of Civil Defence Corps, Ade Abolurin assured that the arms handed over to them would be used according to international and local laws.
The Nigerian Civil Defense Corps was founded in 1967 as a voluntary corps providing complimentary service to the Nigerian citizens and was inaugurated in 2003 as paramilitary yet with no arms, right to arrest or conduct house search.
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