– The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has nothing against the Nigerian Peace Corps
– This was the stance of the NSCDC deputy controller, Musa Farouk, who spoke on behalf of their commandant
– Farouk disclosed this on Tuesday, May 30 while appearing before the Senate committee on judiciary and human rights
The NSCDC, on Tuesday, May 30 urged the Senate to go ahead with the establishment of Nigerian Peace Corps, saying it had no opposition to it.
A Deputy Comptroller, Musa Farouk, who led the delegation on behalf of the Commandant General, said the services of Peace Corps officers were needed at the moment, due to inadequate security operatives to combat the increasing criminal activities in Nigeria.
Farouk told the lawmakers that Peace Corps and Civil Defence, according to the bill before the Senate, have different roles, except for ‘Peace and Conflict Resolution’ clause, which he urged the Senate to streamline, so as to avoid conflicts in the future.
Peace Corps boss, Dr Dickson Akoh and others at the Senate committee’s meeting
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On the allegation of confrontations with other security agencies, the NSCDC said it had not had any sour encounter with the Peace Corps since their existence, adding that, security operatives in Nigeria should cultivate inter-agency relationship amongst themselves, to be able to win the war against crime, instead of fighting each other.
The Nigerian Peace Corps Bill was passed at the National Assembly in 2016, and a conference committee of both chambers inaugurated to harmonize the 2 versions of the bill.
While the House of Representatives adopted its report in January 2017, the Senate has delayed its own version.
The Senate however, recently mandated its standing committee on judiciary to conduct an investigation and subsequently advise the red chamber on the next legislative action concerning the Peace Corps.
Officers of the NSCDC and Peace Corps at the Senate committee’s event
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Meanwhile, at the hearing, the Peace Corps boss, Dr Dickson Akoh said they had secured 11 judgements delivered at various courts in Nigeria against the Nigeria police.
According to him, at various rulings, the courts awarded cost to the police, running to millions of naira.
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