PCRC, NSCDC. PARTNERS WITH THEATRE COMMAND OPHK FOR TACKLING INSECURITY IN NIGERIA

By Gambo Abubakar Kaduna 

 The  Borno State Chapter of Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), led by its Chairman, Ambassador Abatcha Umar Nanabe, visited Headquarters of Joint Task Force Operation HADIN KAI. 

The PCRC Chairman, said that, the aims of the visit is to partnered with the Theatre Commander on the potentials for future collaboration in the field of security in the North East region and Nigeria as a whole.

 He however cimmended the OPHK for supporting and honouring their invitation to the recently concluded PCRC 1st Borno State Security Training Workshop held at the University of Maiduguri in Borno state.

  He also stressed that the gesture would go a long way in further cementing the cordial relationship and enhancing collaboration between OPHK, paramilitary organisations and the public in the collective effort to eradicate insurgency in Borno, the North East, and Nigeria.

 Ambassador Nanabe expressed that, the visit also to condole with the Theatre Commander on the demise of the Commander, 7 Military Intelligence Brigade, late Colonel Bello Umaru, who passed away recently. 

 He further assured that the PCRC would continue to partner with the JTF (NE) in future civil-military cooperation activities whenever called upon. 

In his addressed, Major General Abubakar appreciated with  the PCRC delegation and assured them  the Theatre Command would continue to partner with the Committee, especially in the area of security and other activities of the Civil-Military Cooperation.

  

 In a related development, the newly appointed Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Borno State Command, Mohammed Hassan Agalama, seeks for strengthening of the already existing relationship between the Armed Forces of Nigeria and the NSCDC in tackling insurgency in the state. 

Commandant Agalama made the appeals during the visit to Headquarters Theatre Command, Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), Maiduguri, Borno state.

  He recalled that the Nigerian Armed Forces have contributed immensely in training NSCDC personnel and stressed that the organisation have continued to work closely in joint operations across the country. 

He however noted that NSCDC personnel, together with the Armed Forces of Nigeria, operate in providing security to critical national assets. He therefore thanked the Theatre Commander for the support so far and requested for more support, collaboration and partnership in the overall interest of national security.

 In remarked the Theatre Commander OPHK, Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, thanked the NSCDC team for the continued partnership with the Joint Task Force OPHK.

 He assured the Commandant of the Theatre’s commitment to strengthening collaboration, particularly as the mandate of JTF (NE) OPHK includes the protection of critical national infrastructure in line with the recent Presidential Order on safeguarding such strategic assets.

 He also pointed out that the Joint Task Force (NE) comprised of personnel from various security agencies which is the reason for the successes achieved in the fight against insecurity in the North East region.

 He commended the outstanding performance of NSCDC personnel in the frontline and expressed gratitude to the NSCDC for deploying capable hands to the theatre. He also assured the Commandant of the sustenance of collaboration for enhanced synergy. Highlights of the visits included the exchange of souvenirs and group photographs.