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Nigeria Safety and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), has condemned the assault meted on the Head of Information of Breeze FM, Edwin Philip, in Lafiya, Nasarawa state through the gubernatorial and state Homes of meeting election on Saturday.
Nasarawa state commandant, NSCDC, Abbas Muhammed, stated information of the assault was surprising to the administration because it doesn’t in any means mirror the character and attributes of the command’s personnel.
In a press release signed by the Public Relations Officer, (PRO), within the state, Jerry Victor, the company stated that the reporter was bodily assaulted by the officer throughout a routine patrol and monitoring of election processes throughout the Lafiya metropolis by the NSCDC patrol staff.
In accordance with the assertion,” Commandant Muhammed condemned this act in its totality, as it isn’t a real reflection of the character and attributes of the Command’s personnel. He vowed to analyze the incident to fish out the perpetrators of the assault on the journalist.
He harped on the necessity for officers and males of the command to exhibit excessive requirements of professionalism within the discharge of their duties.
“Officers and males have been repeatedly briefed on the necessity for good public conduct always and particularly through the election, subsequently, anybody who violates this order will probably be liable to punishment,” he states.
Whereas promising to analyze the incident to fish out the perpetrators of the assault on the journalist, the state commandant supplied an unreserved apology to the state Nasarawa state Nigerian Union of Journalists he additional assured he has given instruction that the injured journalist be instantly given medical consideration with a promise to settle all payments incurred with a view to keep away from any well being problems.