The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Acting Deputy Commandant General in charge of Critical National Asset and Infrastructure, Helen Amakiri, is dead.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Service, Babawale Afolabi.
In the state on Tuesday in Abuja, Afolabi said Amakiri died in the early hours of Tuesday during a brief illness.
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The NSCDC Commandant General, Ahmed Audi, said that the demise of late Amakiri is a monumental loss to the Corps as she would be greatly missed.
Audi said the late Amakiri was an exceptionally outstanding officer, a gallant and erudite senior management staff.
“Acting DCG Amakiri was in charge of CNAI, a position she held with utmost dedication and effective service delivery before her sudden demise,” he said.
Audi commiserated with the family and friends of the deceased, praying that the Almighty God would grant the repose of her soul.
The statement indicated that the late DCG Amakiri, born in 1966, was enlisted into the Corps as a Commissioned Officer in 2004 and rose through the ranks, largely due to her dedication to duty and excellent academic achievements.
The NSCDC FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria sympathised with the Corps, family and friends of the deceased.
He said that her impact in ensuring that the mandates of the Corps are achieved would forever remain memorable.
Odumosu prayed that her soul rests in peace and her family be consoled.