The 82 Division of the Nigerian Army and the Zone K of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC covering Anambra and Enugu States, on Tuesday, agreed to a collaboration to beef up their security operations in both states.
This collaboration was achieved when the General Officer Commanding (GOC) the Army Division and Commander of Joint Task Force Operation UDO KA II, Major General Hassan Taiwo Dada, received the Assistant Commandant General (ACG) Â in charge of Zone K Awka, ACG Solomon T. Iyamu, on a courtesy visit in his office, in Enugu yesterday.
At the meeting, the Army pledged to assist the NSCDC in training and retraining its officers with a view to having optimal performance.
The ACG was accompanied on the visit by Comdt. Edwin Osuala, Anambra State Commandant, Comdt. Edwin Ugwuja, 2ic to the ACG, DCC Anthony Anyachebelu, Hod Ops Enugu State Command, representing the state Commandant, DCC Chidi Nwibe, Head of Legal Department Zone K, ACC AH Rogo, Head of Investigation & Intelligence Dept Enugu State Command, DSC Okadigbo Edwin, Anambra State Command PRO and ASC II Uche  Enya, Protocol Officer to ACG.
Receiving his guests, Gen Dada, said he was delighted at the visit, pointing out that such a mutual visit always provides an opportunity for both agencies to exchange ideas or concepts that will yield mutual benefits for all.
According to him, security agencies in the region should be able to collaborate and provide assistance to one another in the onerous task of securing the lives and property of people of the Southeast.
He assured that the Division, as a big brother, will avail the Zone of every support it requires to make their job seamless.
” I want to thank you for checking up on us.
“I have listened to your request in the areas of training and retraining, and be rest assured that we are going to grant all you have asked to improve your operational capacity.
“This would also aid in fostering inter-agency collaboration and synergy between the Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps,” he noted.
The GOC urged the ACG to cascade the message of synergy to his subordinates on the need for collaboration rather than friction and rivalry among security agencies to nip any crime in the bud.
Earlier in his address, the NSCDC Zone K Assistant Commandant General, Iyamu, Â expressed his joy and gratitude for the warm reception accorded him and his team, pledging his readiness to cooperate and synergize with the Army for a peaceful environment within his area of responsibility.
While requesting for perfect synergy, joint training, and retraining of officers and men of the Zone, he assured the General officer Commanding of his avowed commitment towards the safety of lives, property, and protection of critical national assets belonging to the Federal, State, and Local governments amongst others in the Zone.
“It is my pleasure to be in your Division to introduce myself and to solicit your support as partners in progress. The issue of security cannot be done by a single organization, no matter how equipped, hence the need for collective responsibility of all security agencies.
“NSCDC and the Nigerian Army have continuously maintained a good working relationship and I am here to seek for more of that collaboration, especially in the areas of intelligence sharing, training and re-training and any other areas of mutual interest,” he stated.
