The Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and its police counterpart on Wednesday pledged their commitment to collaborate effectively in tackling insecurity in the FCT.
The duo made this known during a courtesy visit by the FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, to the Commissioner of Police, Haruna Garba, at the FCT Police Command headquarters in Abuja.
Odumosu, in a statement signed by the FCT NSCDC Spokesperson, Comfort Okomanyi, emphasised that cordial relationships among security agencies promote national security interests as they pave the way for good interaction and credible intelligence sharing.
He reiterated that “effort towards combating crime and criminality in the FCT and its environment will yield more positive results if all hands are on deck to promote public safety, security of lives and protection of public infrastructure in the Capital Territory.”
Responding, CP Haruna Garba, affirmed his unwavering commitment towards promoting and sustaining a harmonious working relationship between both services.
He re-echoed the need for inter-agency cooperation and condemned unhealthy rivalry, stating that the era of one agency claiming dominance or superiority over another is over and it should not be encouraged in the face of security challenges on the ground.
“To tackle the security challenges of the nation; we have to cooperate just like two hands washing each other for better cleaning of the hands.
“No institution or agency is superior to the other, we are one and the same and must work together to achieve the same goal,” Garba noted.