The the Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Capital Territory Command, Olusola Odumosu, has re-emphasised need for training and retraining of personnel for enhanced skilled, efficient workforce for increased productivity.
This was contained a statement signed by the acting PRO, FCT command, DSC Monica Ojobi, and made available to Channel Network Afrique (CNA) in Abuja.
The statement said the three day intensive training for intelligence personnel in Zuba Division of the Command apart from ensuring effective surveillance operations and enhanced efficiency will also lead to professionalism in the discharge of their duty.
According to Mr Odumosu, the training which drew both senior and junior intelligence officers from Zuba Division is to upscale their knowledge and skills in intelligence gathering, proactive security and Intelligence report writing.
Represented by the Deputy Commandant of Corps, BP Hussaini, the Commandant maintained that, intelligence gathering is key to successful operations.
“Having the knowledge of gathering credible information is vital for any intelligence officer that wants to succeed in his career, considering today’s security needs the world over,” he said.
He added that intelligence gathering all over the world remains a cardinal focus for successful security of lives and properties of citizens as well as protection of territorial boundaries, the reason he said was responsible for his focus on upscaling the knowledge and skills of his personnel.
The FCT commandant, who said the corps thrives in credible intelligence information, charged all participants to take the training seriously in order to develop themselves with the focus on actualizing the corps’ mandate of protecting Critical National Assets and Infrastructure among other responsibilities.
“If We must succeed in our mandate of protecting Critical National Assets and Infrastructure, you must be on top of your game by being miles ahead of criminals and vandals,” Odumosu added
The FCT commandant also lauded the efforts of the resource persons for exposing the participants to modern and advance level of intelligence gathering and Security report writing which according to him will give them the needed boost for effective service delivery.
He however, commended the commitment and dedication of the Zuba Divisional Officer and charged him to sustain the drive.
