The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has dismissed Assistant Commandant General (ACG) and 37 other senior officers for gross misconduct and insubordination.
This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by the spokesperson of the Corps, Babawale Afolabi.
According to him, a total of 76 officers, comprising both senior and junior personnel, were sanctioned in 2025 for various offences ranging from gross misconduct and insubordination to job racketeering, extortion, and other acts considered inimical to the Corps’ values and operational ethics.
He explained that 38 senior officers were dismissed for gross misconduct, insubordination, and acts unbecoming of superior officers in line with the Public Service Rules.
In addition, he said, two senior officers were demoted by two ranks, one officer was demoted by one rank with loss of seniority, while five officers received warning letters.
Afolabi stated that the disciplinary actions, as per the Commandant General of the NSCDC, Professor Ahmed Audi, were based on the recommendations of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), as well as the NSCDC Senior and Junior Staff Disciplinary Committees.
The statement further revealed that the Corps’ Junior Staff Disciplinary Committee handled 30 cases involving offences such as job racketeering, extortion, aiding and abetting illegal petroleum dealings, fraud, gun running, absence without leave, and other serious misconduct.
The statement said: “After the sittings of the Junior Staff Disciplinary Committee, 20 personnel were dismissed from service, three were demoted by one rank, while seven personnel were issued warning letters.
According to the NSCDC leadership, the disciplinary actions are part of ongoing reforms aimed at sanitizing the Corps and strengthening public confidence in its operations.
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