As part of her efforts to towards effective synergy and networking with relevant stakeholders, the newly established Department of Crime Management and Security Studies, Faculty of Social Management and Humanity, The Polytechnic, Ibadan recently visited the Oyo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp on a courtesy visit having identified the NSCDC as one of the stakeholders in the security architecture of the country.
The Crime Department team led by Barrister Kolawole Shittu, a Chief Lecturer and head of the department was warmly welcomed by the State Commandant of the NSCDC, Augustine Nugboyon Padonu and the members of his management team.
In his address during the visit, Barrister Shittu noted that the courtesy visit was necessary by his team to familiarize with key stakeholders within the security architecture of the country, since his department was newly established to provide educational services on crime management and security studies as well as disaster risk management.
He stressed further that the department is currently running Certificate programmes in Crime and Security Studies, and Disaster Risk Management, and that the department will start her full national and higher national diplomas as soon as the accreditation process with the National Board on Technical Education is completed. He therefore, urged the State Command of the NSCDC to see his department as partners on training and capacity building which the personnel of the Corps can benefit from.
In his response Commandant Padonu welcomed the visiting team from The Polytechnic, Ibadan. He noted that the Commandant General of the Corps has always been encouraging personnel of the corps to go to school and build themselves academically which makes the institution to have majority of her staff as first degree holders. He commended the visiting team on this novel initiative to partner with the Corps on training and capacity building, and therefore, pledged that the corps will partner with the department and give supports where necessary. Both teams engaged themselves and discussed other critical areas of synergies, and are hopeful that their collaboration will improve crime reduction and disaster risk management in Oyo State.
In attendance were Mrs Bode-Okunade, Mr Amusat, Mr Ogunleye and Mr Olanrewaju all on the entourage of the Polytechnic Ibadan team, while the heads of training, administration and the public relations officer of the NSCDC Oyo State Command were also present.