The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu has ordered full scale investigation into the trending video of one of his officers.

Gana said he was worried about the video going viral on social media showing a yet-to-be identified Corps personnel stopping the former acting Chief Judge of Kebbi State, Justice Elizabeth Asabe Karatu from entering her court,

Gana also sued for peace in the state pending the outcome of the investigation. 

In a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Corps, Emmanuel Okeh, the Corps Commandant stated that the NSCDC was a law-abiding agency of government focused on its statutory mandate of critical national assets and the lives of the citizens.

He reiterated that in the course of doing that the Corps could not afford to infringe on the fundamental rights of the people. 

He said that, upon sighting the video on social media, he immediately called in the state command and also constituted a committee to look into the matter for appropriate action. 

He explained, however, that preliminary report from the State, revealed that the Court was under lock and key by the state government and the personnel was assigned to protect the environment from being vandalised.

The report stated that, when the Judge came to the court premises, the personnel approached her to inform her of the development that she cannot gain entrance into the chamber as everywhere was under lock and key but, unfortunately, he was not given a listening ear, rather, was alleged to be preventing the judge from entering.

Gana reiterated that, the Corps under his watch will never take sides but will, rather, deliver quality services to all and sundry irrespective of class or creed. 

The NSCDC boss, therefore, appealed that the incident should not be misunderstood or giving different interpretations.

He said, the Corps does not have any ulterior motives towards anyone, calling for an amicable resolution of any perceived differences between the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary, as well as the intervention of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in the State.