Abia NSCDC seeks tech professional upgrade

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A five-day capacity building workshop for17 local government area divisional commands and head of departments of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Abia State Command, has ended with a renewed call for personnel to equip themselves with modern security practice, skills and knowledge needed to thrive in their profession.

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The workshop with the theme, ‘Technological Advancement in Security Management, Intelligence, Investigation, Prosecution, Threat Communication Networks’, also featured rules of engagement and weapon handling.

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At the workshop organised by the State NSCDC in conjunction with the Abia State Government, the governor, Alex Otti said the integration of modern technologies in security management advancement has become not merely desirable but indispensable in addressing critical gaps affecting security mechanism and surveillance.

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Otti represented by his Special Adviser on Security Matters, Commander MacDonald Ubah (retd.), said such capacity building workshop underscores the importance his administration attaches to the security of lives and property of citizens.

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In his remarks, the Commandant General NSCDC, Prof Ahmed Audi, who was represented by the Zonal Commander Zone 5 comprising Imo and Abia states, Mr Ahmed Gandi, emphasised the importance of discipline and teamwork, and reminded the personnel that they occupy a sensitive position where, the public looks up to them for safety, peace and orderliness, urging them not to disappoint.

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The State Commandant, NSCDC, Abia State Command, Mr Chukwuemeka Odimba said the workshop was designed to expose the personnel to contemporary security strategies and modern operational techniques in areas of security management advancement, intelligence information, technology, innovation, threat assessment and wireless communication networks.

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