The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has commissioned a tactical training ground and obstacle course at its Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command Headquarters in Abuja to enhance personnel capacity and operational preparedness.
The Commandant General of NSCDC, Prof. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, who commissioned the facility on Thursday, said the project reflected the Corps’ commitment to building a modern, intelligence-driven and professionally competent force.
Audi said the training ground was a strategic investment to equip officers with skills needed to respond to evolving security threats across the country.
‘There is no denying the fact that Corps personnel are a critical organisational asset whose collective skills, knowledge, and experience are essential for modern, technology- and intelligence-driven security operations,’ he said.
The NSCDC boss listed terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, vandalism of critical infrastructure, illegal mining, cybercrime, oil theft and communal conflicts as some of the threats confronting the nation.
He noted that addressing them required a skilled, competent and well-trained workforce that is physically, mentally and emotionally alert.
‘Training and re-training is, therefore, not optional but of operational strategic importance,’ the CG said.
He added that the facility would provide a realistic environment for officers to improve physical fitness, tactical manoeuvres, endurance, confidence, teamwork and operational readiness before deployment.
Audi reaffirmed the Corps’ commitment to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda through intelligence-led operations, inter-agency collaboration, community engagement and proactive crime prevention.
He said the protection of Critical National Assets and Infrastructure, CNAI, remained one of the defining mandates of the Corps, with personnel deployed daily to safeguard oil and gas installations, power facilities, telecommunications, railways and water systems.
Commending the FCT Commandant, Dr Olusola Odumosu, for the initiative, Audi described the project as a legacy that would enhance personnel capacity for years to come.
The Commandant General charged personnel to ‘train with discipline, professionalism and integrity,’ stressing that the facility placed greater responsibility on FCT officers serving in the nation’s capital.
Earlier, Odumosu said the training ground was an investment in professionalism and operational excellence, designed to prepare officers for the complex security environment in the FCT.
He said the facility would be used for obstacle crossing, endurance drills, tactical movement, rescue simulations, disaster response, search-and-rescue operations, combat fitness and leadership development.
The FCT Commandant assured that the facility would produce officers who embody courage, discipline, professionalism and selfless service.