The Federal Government has assured that it had put everything in place to secure the life and properties of the citizens during the forthcoming elections in the country.
Minister of Interior,Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola gave the assurance on Thursday, during the press briefing held at a villa while
highlighting the achievements of his ministry under the President Muhammadu Buhari.
According to the Minister, “peace and security are necessary conditions for election. All the security agencies in the country, including the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), are therefore on top of their game.
“They will leave no stone unturned to provide adequate security for the conduct of free and fair elections. Nigerians should therefore keep their minds at rest”.
The Minister further disclosed that the Nigerian Passports issued by the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) increased numerically from one million in 2021 to 1.9 million in 2022.
This,he said was about 80 per cent increase and it is unprecedented.
Aregbesola added that,his ministry is working with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to “constantly reform the passport administration process in order to deliver improved services to Nigerians at all times.”
Speaking on the progress of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Ogbeni Aregbesola assured that custodial centres are now fully secured, as the personnel guarding the centres are now well trained and fully equipped.
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“They now have the capacity to withstand and repel any form of attack.”
“The Correctional Information Management System (CIMS) which captures the records and biometrics of every inmate in the custodial centres to facilitate quick dispensation of justice has been deployed in all the States of the Federation and the FCT,”he added
On the operations of the Federal Fire Service, Aregbesola disclosed that the statistics of Service from 2020 till date casts a beam of hope for personal and corporate security.
“The statistics show that the Fire Service responded to 10,659 fire calls, made 696 Emergency Rescues, saved 2,225 lives and an estimated property worth 25 trillion from 2020 till date,”He said.
While commending the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for living up to its mandate of protecting critical national assets and infrastructure,the Minister stated that the NSCDC is not only active on land but also on water, fighting off oil theft, illegal oil bunkering as well as pipeline vandalism.
The session which was chaired by Mr Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity had the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr. Shuaib Belgore; Controller General, Nigerian Correctional Service, Haliru Nababa; Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service, Idris Isah Jere; Controller General, Federal Fire Service, Abdulganiyu Jaji; Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ahmed Abubakar Audi and the State House Press Corps members amongst several others in attendance.