The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has said that over 546 suspects have been arrested and 51 convicted for various crimes from January 2022 till date.
The Corps, during the same period destroyed 71 illegal refineries and 22 illegal oil bunkering sites, and 134 trucks impounded.
The NSCDCommandant General, Ahmed Audi stated this on the occasion of the World Civil Defence Day with the theme ‘The role of information technologies in risk assessment’, on Wednesday, in Abuja.
Audi staing that with technology, risk assessment and crime detention has been made easily, adding that the Corps is meeting up with challenges of modern crime fighting and management.
He explained, “Before this time, disaster management, risk assessment, crime detection and prevention, protection of Critical National Assets and Infrastructure like Petroleum Pipelines, Electrical Installations, Communication Equipment, Roads, Railways and others were relatively difficult but today, there is significant improvement.
