{"id":43350,"date":"2024-07-23T15:00:26","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T15:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/desist-from-triggering-man-made-disasters-nscdc-warns-nigerians\/"},"modified":"2024-07-23T15:00:26","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T15:00:26","slug":"desist-from-triggering-man-made-disasters-nscdc-warns-nigerians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/desist-from-triggering-man-made-disasters-nscdc-warns-nigerians\/","title":{"rendered":"Desist from triggering man-made disasters \u2013 NSCDC warns Nigerians"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has issued a stern warning to Nigerians against activities that could lead to man-made disasters.<\/p>\n<p>The Commandant-General of the corps, Ahmed Audi, gave the warning on Tuesday in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>Audi said that the Corps had consequently launched a nationwide campaign against building on waterways and indiscriminate disposal of wastes in water channels.<\/p>\n<p>He said the sensitisation programme was a precautionary attempt to avert flood disasters that might emerge across the country as rainfall intensifies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis advocacy campaign which began at the NSCDC headquarters, down to some Area Councils in Abuja, is a proactive measure to mitigate against flooding associated with rainy seasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is so unfortunate that people dump refuse while some erect structures along waterways and without properly channelling the tide, during flooding, this can lead to loss of lives and property,\u201d Audi said.<\/p>\n<p>The CG added that the Corps was saddled with the statutory responsibility of disaster management and rescue operations, hence, a major reason why the campaign had become imperative to the Corps.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe engage in rescuing victims in the face of emergency and provide security for the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, during distribution of relief materials to victims or displaced persons,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Audi said he had directed the NSCDC Commandants in the 36 States of the Federation, including the FCT, to replicate the same campaign in various communities within their jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p>He said some of the messages on the campaign fliers were: \u201cLet\u2019s stop the flood before flood stops us; If you block my natural ways, I will meet you in your homes, on the highway inside your car\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fight against flood starts with you and I; If you leave me, I will leave you; if you disturb me I will disturb you the more, be warned, among others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Desist from triggering man-made disasters \u2013 NSCDC warns Nigerians<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has issued a stern warning to Nigerians against activities that could lead&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43351,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,1666],"tags":[8,2004,21856,255,21857,180,905,1670,21855,725],"class_list":["post-43350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-nscdc","tag-akwa-ibom","tag-desist","tag-disasters","tag-from","tag-man-made","tag-news","tag-nigerians","tag-nscdc","tag-triggering","tag-warns"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - 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