In a bid to further boost the nation’s security, the federal government on Thursday, donated arms and ammunition to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC).

The Minister of Interior, Abba Muro, who presented the arms and ammunition to officials of the Corps 1 Division in Kaduna, stated that the arms will be used to complement the corps in fighting crime.

The Commandant General of the NSCDC, Ade Abolurin assured that the corps personnel have been sufficiently trained to use arms properly.

NSCDC as a paramilitary organisation is commissioned to provide measures against threat and any form of attack or disaster against the Nigeria state and its citizenry.

There has been growing calls for officers of the corp to be provided with arms in view of the growing challenge faced across the country, to enable them support the police in its fight against crime.