The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has announced major disciplinary and operational actions against 79 personnel for professional misconducts, and dereliction of duties.
The Service said a total of 75 officers faced disciplinary proceedings for acts unbecoming of their oaths of office as personnel of the Corps.
The Corps also announced the arrest of 12 suspects implicated in critical infrastructure vandalism and illegal arms dealing.
The Commandant General, Professor Ahmed Audi, however, reiterated the commitment of the Corps to institutional transparency, public safety, and zero tolerance for compromise and corruption. He vowed that no personnel would go unpunished once he or she betrayed the oaths taken to serve the country faithfully.
The public Relations Officer of the Corps, Babawale Afolabi said in a statement that one
Assistant Commandant General (ACG), two Deputy Commandants (DC), 35 Other Senior Officers and 37 Junior Officers face the disciplinary panel.
He said their offences/infractions ranged from job racketeering, financial misconduct, theft, and absence without official leave, and acts prejudicial to state security.
He said the Corps applied sanctions such as dismissal, compulsory retirement, and recommendation for criminal prosecution.
Afolabi cited an incident on 18 February 2026 during operation at Rafin Gabas, Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, which led to the death of Mining Marshals Location Commander Levi Agada.
He said the case has been concluded as ‘investigations established that two personnel, Hosea Habila and Jibrin Labaran, engaged suspected illegal miners with firearms without authorization. Both have been dismissed from the Service and recommended for criminal prosecution.’
‘Additionally, four personnel are currently undergoing disciplinary proceedings handled by the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad (CG’S SIS) with the joint effort of the Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police, regarding alleged illegal arms dealing. They are facing internal discipline and legal prosecution.
‘The suspects are Superintendent Tesie Victor Nnamdi (Enugu State Command)
Assistant Superintendent II
Okwuruinya Uchenna (Ebonyi State Command)
Assistant Superintendent II Obaji Sampson (Ebonyi State Command)
All of them are facing internal discipline and legal prosecution.
‘Superintendent Achor Favour (Nasarawa State Command) – Under administrative disciplinary proceedings following public concern over the alleged mistreatment and negligence of a teenage domestic helper, Mercy Hajara Muhammad’, Babawale said.
The Public Relations Officer said in another development 9 suspects were nab by the Corps intelligence squad at different locations but in relation to related crime. He said they were arrested in Ebonyi, Enugu, Kogi and Niger States and the Federal Capital Territory.
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ýHe said they were for illegal firearm and ammunition sales and gave their names as Friday Nnanna Ujor, Chika Sampson Nwozaku, Nnanna Ujor Chinasa, Nnanna Fountain, Nnanna Abundant Ifechukwu and three NSCDC officers: SC Tesie Victor Nnamdi, ASCII Okwuruinya Uchenna and ASCII Obaji Sampson.
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ýAlso, in its quest to protect critical national assets and infrastructure (CNAI), operatives of the Corps arrested six suspected vandals with full trailer load of Railway sleepers at Sabon Wuse, Abuja.
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ýHe said the vandalized sleepers were concealed in a blue DAF Trailer with registration number ZAR 618 XT.
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ýBabawale also said two-man vandal syndicate Raphael Danjuma and Isaac Zegbe from Toto and Basa Local Government Areas, Nasarawa State were arrested for electrical and cable vandalism at Gwagwala Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory.
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Babawale urged Nigerians to understand that the behaviours of the sanctioned personnel do not represent the integrity and dedication of the vast majority of NSCDC officers nationwide.
‘All suspects and affected personnel retain their constitutional rights to due process as administrative and legal proceedings continue,’ he said.
The NSCDC urged members of the public to remain vigilant and continue sharing actionable intelligence to safeguard national security.