Olusola Odumosu
By Goodluck Ikiebe
The FCT Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Olusola Odumosu, has expressed his desire to partner credible organizations both at local and international levels that have thematic areas relevant to the core mandate of the establishment.
The Commandant made this known on Tuesday when a delegation from Universal Migration Enlightenment Centre (UMEC), an affiliate body of Global Migration Research Institute (GMRI), USA paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Abuja.
Odumosu said: “Migration is one issue taking the front burner in the country in recent times hence the issues of irregular migration and human trafficking would receive adequate attention from the Corps to address the illegality.
He stated that some units within the Corps saddled with similar responsibilities like Anti- Human Trafficking and Child Labor, Peace and Conflict Resolution and Anti-Corruption Unit, would be availed of capacity building and other collaborative programmes UMEC might be bringing to the table for the officers and men of the Corps. Odumosu, posited that the visit was very apt and also in line with the focus and staff welfare, mental and emotional wellbeing projection of the Commandant General, Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, in moving NSCDC to greater heights.
Earlier in his speech, the Executive Secretary of UMEC, Chief Barth Ikiebe, stated that UMEC as an organization has been at the forefront of promoting migration issues and educating the citizens on dangers of irregular migration through advocacy and outreach programmes and had deemed it fit to seek partnership with NSCDC based on their outstanding track record in the defence of civilian population in Nigeria.
The Chief Executive of Centre for Domestic Peace Building and Conflict Resolution, Dr Francis Adabenege, who is collaborating with UMEC, added that their visit was also to fashion out a home – grown solution to mental health challenges confronting uniformed personnel through consultative roundtable on mental healthcare using FCT Command as a model.
