In pursuit of the National Protection Policy and Strategy ( NPPS ) 2024 on Critical National Assets and Infrastructure Protection ( CNAIP ), the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC ), Lagos State Command has cascaded its continuous community engagement campaign to the Welders and Scrap Dealers Association and other stakeholders in the Badagry Divisional Office on Tuesday, 27th October, 2026.

Recall that the State Commandant , NSCDC, Lagos State Command , Mr Adedotun Keshinro, FNARC, on Tuesday, 13th October, 2026 organized a follow up stakeholders engagement with the Federal Ministry of Works, Office of Infrastructure ( Lagos Ministry of Works and Infrastructure ), Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps ( LNSC ), Vigilante Group of Nigeria, Scrap Dealers and Employers Association and Nigeria Welders Association with the aim to discuss lasting solutions to the vandalism of critical assets and infrastructure such as; manhole covers, oil and gas pipelines, power installations, telecommunication cables, fibre optic cables, railings, rail sleepers, road and bridge barricades and many more just to mention a few.

In the light of the above, following the Lagos State Commandant’s directive, the Badagry Division of the Command has immediately cascaded the engagement down to the Welders’ and the Scrap Dealers’ Association of Nigeria in its Area of Responsibility ( AoR ), on Tuesday, 27th October, 2026.

The Divisional Officer, NSCDC, Lagos State Command, Badagry Divisional Headquarters, Chief Superintendent of Corps Ekunola Gbenga reeled out the mandate of the Corps to stakeholders during the engagement particularly, its critical role in protecting assets and infrastructure.

He seized the opportunity to sensitize the stakeholders on the danger of buying and selling vandalized products as scrap amidst other criminal offences in their communities as ignorance of the law is no excuse for commiting crime.

He also warned against the growing concern of Education infrastructure vandalism noticeable in some schools, in the axis and charged the people to take ownership of public utilities rather than allowing unscrupulous elements to destroy our Commonwealth.

The members of the Welders’ and Scrap Dealers’ Association of Nigeria present at the engagement seized the opportunity to pledge their unalloyed support for the NSCDC in ensuring sincere partnership and collaboration capable of putting a total end to cases of buying and selling of vandalized products often pointed at some members of their association in the community.

The stakeholders also pledged to join the Corps in fighting against this untoward dastardly act with the aim to make erring members face the full wrath of the law when caught.

See pictures below

Signed .
SC Oluwaseun Abolurin,
Civil Defence Public Relations Officer ( CDPRO ),
Lagos State Command .
Tues., 27th Oct., 2026.