NSCDC dispel rumours on money laundering

Gana, NSCDC Boss

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Commandant General Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu has urged personnel to shun rumours making the round that certain sum of money was found in his private account.

The Corps Chief Executive stressed that since his assumption of office in July 2015 till date, the budgetary allocation released to the Corps is N7 billion but rumour mongers are concocting stories that N6billion was found in his account which is fallacious and highly unimaginable.

He stated further that, the mischief makers posited that the alleged money was meant for staff that were promoted two years ago. “'This is not possible because government in this era cannot allow such huge amount of money to be paid into a private account when it is meant for an agency.”

However, the Corps helmsman said “In this dispensation where payment is done centrally through  the CBN e-payment process, how can one person move such an amount of money to a private account without being conscious of the fact that the bubble will burst.''

Gana upon resumption of office in 2015, put in place mechanism to guarantee welfare of the personnel by setting up a public complaint desk, strengthening the Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit, as well as the Anti-fraud units for the purpose of transparency and for personnel to channel their grievances, make inquiry and have their complain treated.

The Commandant General, upon receiving complaints about the stoppage of personnel shift allowances, which was always done before his assumption of office, quickly set machineries in motion to restore the payment of the shift allowance and arrears to the delight of all personnel.

Similarly, on the issue of promotion carried out two years ago before his appointment, he said adequate provisions have been made to take care of such challenge in the 2017 budget.

He however urged personnel to remain committed to their professional calling and dismiss the rumours as a smear campaign and attempt by character assassins to rubbish the leadership of the Corps for their selfish ambition but that will not deter him from transforming the Corps better than the way he met it.

''Although, no matter how hard you try, people will still try to find fault and speak ills about you, nevertheless, I remain relentlessly committed to taking the Corps to an enviable height, and therefore, admonished personnel to prevent any crack on the wall for the lizard to penetrate''.

In a similar vein, Gana charged the Corps personnel to ensure effective synergy and collaboration with other security agencies without rancour.

Gana charged them to live above board in tackling the current security challenges confronting the Nation most especially the issue of incessant kidnapping along the Abuja-Kaduna axis.