The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested 20 persons for various offences, allegedly posing threats to Nigeria’s national security.
The NSCDC National Public Relations Officer, Babawale Afolabi, disclosed this during a press briefing on Thursday in Abuja.
Afolabi said the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad, acting on the directive of the NSCDC Commandant General, Ahmed Audi, carried out the arrests between October and November as part of ongoing operations to clamp down on criminal activities across the country.
Giving a breakdown of the arrests, Afolabi said eight suspects were apprehended for alleged involvement in kidnapping, armed robbery, and murder.