A new Commandant, Cyprian Otoibhi, has been deployed to the Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

According to a press statement issued on Monday in Lagos by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of NSCDC Lagos State Command, Mrs Kehinde Bada-Okoli, Otoibhi replaced Tajudeen Balogun, who had been transferred to Zone “F”.

The PRO in the statement said that there was a brief handing over ceremony held at the command’s headquarters.

She said that there;  the outgoing commandant, Balogun, thanked the Commandant-General, Abdullahi Gana, for the opportunity given him to serve in Lagos State.

It said that Balogun also thanked him for the achievements recorded by the NSCDC during his three and a half-year tenure in Lagos command.

Balogun equally commended the Lagos State Government for providing him an enabling environment through logistic support, which he said contributed to the success recorded by the  NSCDC under his leadership.

The statement also stated that Balogun lauded the corps’ personnel for exhibiting a high level of professionalism and commitment in the discharge of their duties.

He also implored the personnel to extend the gesture to his successor.

The statement said that the new commandant, Cyprian Otoibhi, in his address promised to continue where his predecessor-in-office stopped.

It said that he urged the command’s officers to respect the rules and regulations of the command.

The PRO said in the statement that prior to his deployment to the  Lagos State Command, Otoibhi had served in FCT, Kogi, Kastina and Bayelsa states’ commands respectively.

 

NAN