NSCDC bans staff from indiscriminate use of social media

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has banned its
personnel from the use of social media, especially to discredit the
activities of the leadership of the corps.

NSCDC threatened that any of its officers caught using
indiscriminately any social media platforms like whatsapp, facebook,
instagram, among others, "will face the wrath of the law."

This was contained in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, signed by the
corps Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Okehi.

Quoting the NSCDC Comptroller General, Muhammed Gana, the statement
appealed to personnel to, "desist from indiscriminate use of the
social media platform such as whatsapp, facebook, among others for
negative posting and discrediting of the service and activities of
government at large thereby causing catastrophe among members.

"Therefore, anyone caught using such platform to discredit the system
and its leaders will face the wrath of the law, we should abide by the
ethics of the profession we belong to," said Gana.

The CG also warned personnel against accidental discharge, emphasizing
that as trained personnel, "there should be no accidental discharge
and misuse of fire arms as they are to protect and defend the
defenceless and not to harass and intimidate them with the arms."