ALLEGED
ETHNIC BIAS
CRISIS
BREWS IN NSCDC.
There
is palpable fear at the Wuse Headquarters of the Nigeria Security and Civil
Defence Corps (NSCDC) over alleged ethnic bias by those alleged to be in the
kitchen cabinet of the new CG over the pro-Abolurin boys..
Abuja
Morning Star gathered from insider sources that since the emergence of new CG,
Alhaji Abdullahi Mohammad, appointed to succeed former boss, Dr Ade Abolurin,
aggrieved section of his proposed new cabinet – mostly officers of Northern
Extraction – are spoiling for war. Their
mantra now is “This is our turn”,
though our sources say this is unknown to the CG. But officers from the Southern part of the
Paramilitary are not folding their hands.
They are resisting this obvious ethnic diversity.
These
officers who now surround the office of the CG and branded pro-CG have begun to
use their strategic position to harass and intimidate those perceived as
“Abolurin boys”.
An
example is one highly placed female officer in charge of Administration – who
is now on the verge of being “framed” for phantom reasons by these radical
pro-CG elements.
The
officer, of Yoruba extraction, and an ACG and rumored to have been close to
former CG have been penciled down for transfer to the Zone as Zonal Commander
instead of being promoted as DCG which she, according to insider sources, well
deserves.
Whispers
around the HQ indicates that the lady is about to be implicated in a phony
transfer scandal. “It’s like giving a dog a bad name in other to hang it”, said
a confidant. The transfers in question were those hurriedly done by some self
seeking officers with hidden Agenda which affected many innocent officers not
in their good books without the knowledge of the new CG. “They simply used the occasion to punish those
they hate especially females whom they transferred wide leaving behind only
their protégés”, said one HQ staffer who prefers anonymity.
But
the lady in question who heads the Administration Department, having detected the
anomalies boldly set out to reverse these perceived wrongs with immediate
effect, ensuring justice is done to preserve the good name of the Corps. “This is what angered these officers who are
by far her juniors”, said the source.
Sources
say, as a result, these “hawks” who read her action as an “affront”
subsequently “manufactured” an allegation of receiving non-existent transfer
bribes just to prepare the grounds to edge her out of the HQ power loop. “We know these officers who are engineering
this blackmail and we are aware that the CG cannot be sold on this.
When
Abuja Morning Star visited the Wuse HQ of the paramilitary, majority of the
officers interviewed gave thumbs up for the CG whom they describe as a
detribalized and principled person. “Any
officer trying to rope the CG into this thought better look for something else
to do”, said one of the respondents.
Another said, “It is a figment of their imagination to think that the CG
would allow such nonsense”.
Right
now, the lady in question is trying to maintain her cool, awaiting the reaction
of the CG, though she is said not to be disturbed by the claims flying around.
Attempts
to see the CG by our reporters proved abortive as he was said to be in a
meeting.
But
from feelers put together, the lady ACG appears to be the only female officer
of “Southern stock”, around the current CG; while the PSO, CSO, SA and other officers are
all “Hausas”. The PSO himself who spoke
to our reporter however debunked the view that there was something amiss’ “We
are here by virtue of merit”, he told us.
However,
the bulk of the complaint of unfair transfer treatment emanated from the FCT
Command, Gudu, where the new cabinet that replaced Alhaji Kufasoro, a renowned
gentlemen were said to have chosen those they want to “work with” and
heartlessly pushed others out.
A
particular officer described as “Second in Command” is said to be the brain
behind this gaffe and he is said to be “feared” by senior and junior staff. “In FCT Command, this man is well known; he
likes power too much and assumes too much”, said a source there. This 2-I-C who, many hideously call “emperor”
is said to be so heady that no other officer is allowed in the corridor when he
is coming or going. “How the Commandant
tolerates him is a wonder”, said a junior officer who also prefer anonymity.
The
officer pointed out that it is not certain if the CG is aware of this, as yet
because he is new on the beat, but sooner or later, the news will get to him.
By Zandas Barau
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