He said the appointment followed the retirement from service of Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, in January.
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The previous government had done poorly on security and Buhari said the only way to take the country back from the terrorists and military authorities who deployed troops to fight with bare hands while diverting money and weapons, was to send the new military chiefs to the frontline. They were supposed to report, effective immediately, and stay there until the battle is won.
The incident occurred in Kugbo slope, Abuja on Tuesday.
The NSCDC operative was killed during an attack on Shell Gio Manifold in Rivers State at about 3:30am on Saturday
The Vision-One Leadership Development Initiative for Nation Building has honoured the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps under the leadership of its Commandant General, Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu.
The Commandant General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, on Wednesday held a meeting with Chief Executive Officers of various security companies in Nigeria.
Muhammadu gave the directives while addressing the Deputy Commandant General in charge of Operations, Hillary Madu Kelechi, on the need for effective deployment to cover all nooks and crannies in Ekiti State before, during and after the election.
Buhari had ordered Muhammadu to relocate to the North East and liaise with the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Rogers Nicholas to ensure deployment of NSCDC personnel to all schools in liberated areas in the states.
Muhammadu made this known on Thursday in Abuja during a surveillance conducted by the Corps on the emerging fuel scarcity in the country
He charged the Acting Deputy Commandant General Operations, Hillary Kelechi Madu, to relocate his office to Edo state for the purpose of the election in order to guarantee free and fair election without violence, rancour and geramandeering
The Corps before now embarked on a tour of the various sites of seized items across the Federation with the Committee on Forfeited Items set up by the former Attorney General of the Federation, Muhammed Adoke, to ascertain the conditions of the items
The Corps helmsman while charging the Special Task Force on their responsibilities in tracking down vandals and operatives of illegal refineries, also directed the State Commandants to cooperate and work in synergy with the Commandant General’s Special Task Force assigned to their states for the special operation in clamping down on illegal dealers on petroleum products, vandals, illegal refineries, illegal bunkering and marketers involved in diversion of petroleum products
According to the NSCDC helmsman, three Deputy Commandant Generals, four Assistant Commandant Generals, a host of Commandants, officers and men and sniffer dogs will be on hand to ensure a hitch-free pollon Saturday
The pipeline vandals reportedly ambushed the operatives, killing 10 of them.
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu as the new Commandant-General of the Nigerian Security and…