No single agency possesses the capacity to address today’s multifaceted security threats alone. He stressed that effective national security depends on stronger institutional partnerships built on trust, professionalism
By Kehinde Emmanuel, Ilorin
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has launched a three-day professional development programme to strengthen ethical intelligence sharing and improve operational collaboration among security agencies in response to Nigeria’s growing security challenges.
The training, organised by the Command’s Intelligence and Investigation Department, commenced on Tuesday at the State Library Conference Hall, Ilorin, under the theme, “Ethical and Actionable Intelligence Sharing and Operational Collaboration Among Security Agencies in Nigeria.”
Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Kwara State Commandant of the NSCDC, Commandant Abbas Nda Mohammed, represented by the Deputy Commandant in Charge of Administration (2IC), DCC Ayelabowo Isaac Olusegun, described intelligence as the backbone of modern security operations.
He said the increasing complexity of security threats, including terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, cybercrime, violent extremism, illegal mining, vandalism of critical national assets and infrastructure, and other organised criminal activities, requires security agencies to work more closely through timely intelligence sharing and coordinated operations.
According to the Commandant, no single agency possesses the capacity to address today’s multifaceted security threats alone. He stressed that effective national security depends on stronger institutional partnerships built on trust, professionalism, accountability, ethical intelligence management, and respect for human rights.
Mohammed explained that the training was designed to enhance participants’ competence in key areas of intelligence gathering and analysis, ethical intelligence management, investigative reporting, operational planning, joint operations, financial crime investigation, public relations, and human rights compliance.
He noted that the initiative reflects the commitment of the NSCDC Commandant General, Ahmed Abubakar Audi, to continuous personnel development as a strategy for improving the Corps’ professionalism and operational efficiency nationwide.
The Commandant urged participants to actively engage in the lectures, practical exercises, case studies, and interactive sessions, expressing optimism that the programme would translate into improved intelligence coordination, enhanced service delivery, and better protection of lives, property, and Critical National Assets and Infrastructure.
Participants at the training include NSCDC personnel as well as resource persons drawn from the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services (DSS), National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), and the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
The programme, which runs from August 4 to August 6, 2026, underscores the NSCDC Kwara State Command’s resolve to deepen intelligence-led security operations and strengthen collaboration among security and law enforcement institutions in safeguarding the nation.