The Cross River state Government has commenced massive recruitment of
personnel into its Homeland security.
A statement issued yesterday in Calabar by Mr. Christian Ita, the Senior
special assistant on Media and Chief press Secretary to the state
Governor, Professor Ben Ayade, said the recruitment exercise is being done
in collaboration with the Nigerian Police Force.
The Cross River State Homeland Security was recently established after
Governor Ayade signed into law, a bill passed by the State House of
Assembly for its establishment.
The recruitment into the security outfit is coming at a time preparations
for the 2016 Carnival Calabar are in top gear.
To be eligible for enlistment into the outfit, an applicant must be at
least 6ft tall and a holder of a University degree or a Higher National
Diploma (HND), the statement added.
It is expected that at least 3000 young persons will be enlisted into the
outfit.
A non-arm bearing organization, the key function of the Cross River State
Homeland Security is information gathering, which is expected to ensure a
more effective policing of the state by Nigerian Police Force.
Speaking on the outfit recently, Ayade said: The Cross River State
Homeland Security is a complete departure from what is the tradition. It
will, however, include but not limited to issues like providing
intelligence, profiling of visitors coming in and out, doing neighborhood
check, neighborhood watch. It will also assist in furnishing Police and
other security agencies with information on who comes in and out of the
state by providing intelligence data to Police. It will be no-arm
bearing.”
Already, the State has purchased hundreds of kia sedan cars fitted
state-of-the art communication gadgets in preparation for its official
inauguration.