By Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja

Wednesday, 9 Feb 2011                                                                             

Worried by the spate of insecurity across the country, the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation on Tuesday took a bold step towards securing its assets and documents.

The NDIC Acting Managing Director, Alh Umaru Ibrahim disclosed this in Abuja while declaring open a security sensitisation workshop organised for members of staff of the corporation.

He said that the awareness program was the outcome of a request made by the NDIC to the Department of State Security Services, Federal Capital Territory Command, to sensitize members of staff on the need to remain conscious in the wake of various threats to lives and properties.

Ibrahim said that the need to step up security for the asset of the corporation was to enable it minimise exposures to various types of hazards, ensure security of official documents, information management and security of assets.

He said, “The need to mount this programme cannot be overemphasized given the increasing security threats across the nation. The growing trend of insecurity could only be addressed through collective responsibility.

“While the federal government and various security agencies have introduced certain security measures to address the menace, the various organisations both public and private also need to become more security aware and tighten their security arrangements to ensure successful implementation of the various security measures already put in place.”

Source: Punch