Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has announced the provision of death benefits and other entitlements for the families of seven personnel, who were ambushed by bandits in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State.

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This was revealed in a statement signed by the Corps Spokesperson, Olusola Odumosu, on Thursday.

Addressing bereaved families at the NSCDC Kaduna Command Headquarters, the Commandant General, Ahmed Audi, stated that the Corps had in the past lost officers in the line of duties, but not as much as compared to the Birnin-Gwari tragic incident.

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Audi, who described the killing as colossal, however, charged other personnel not to be deterred by the ugly incident.

“Death is inevitable, it is heart-touching losing the personnel.

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“Although, this is not the first time we are losing personnel, but it’s so painful that we lost seven personnel at a time.

“It is a great loss, that is why I am here personally, to encourage all of you, to continue to do your best and not give up,” he said.

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He revealed that he had initiated the process of payment of death benefits and other entitlements to the families of affected officers through the office of the Minister of Interior.

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Presenting cheques of an undisclosed amount of money to the next of kin of the seven officers as a token of support pending the payment of their accrued benefits, he announced the approval of one slot for each family as a replacement for the slain officers by Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola.

“This is a service that has its personnel in mind. It is my vision to champion the course of promoting personnel’s welfare in the Corps.

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“The minister has approved one slot each for you to replace your husbands.

“I have also directed the Kaduna State Commandant, Idris Yahaya, to liaise with you on getting your details across to us in Abuja,” he informed.

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