NSCDC ACT
Channel: HRH CHIEF Ahmed Eleojo Usman Idakwo
Date: 2021-02-21

NSCDC ACT
Amendment Act, 2007. Act no. 6. An Act to amend the Nigeria Security and civil Defence corps. 2003 in order to enhance its capacity to provide protection, crises resolution and provide security to public infrastructures and related matters. 28th may 2007. Commencement.
ENACTED by the National Assembly of the federal Republic of Nigeria.
The corps shall: -
*Assist in the maintenance of peace and order and in the protection and rescuing of the civil population during the period of emergency.
*maintain twenty-four-hour surveillance over infrastructure sites and projects for the federal, state, and local government.
*Recommend to the minister the registration of private guard companies. 
*Supervise and monitor the activities of all private guard companies and keep a register for that purpose.
*From time to time, inspect the premises of private guard companies, their training facilities and approved same if it up to standard.
*Seal up any private guard company which operate without a valid license.
 *Enter and search premises of any suspected illegal dealer in petroleum products or material used by power holding company of Nigeria, postal service, Nigeria Telecommunication or any other public utility or infrastructure.
*Enter and search any premises and seize any material suspected proceed of vandalism.
Have power to arrest with or without a warrant, detain, investigate and institute legal proceedings by or in the name of the Attorney General of the Federation in accordance with the provision of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria against any person who is reasonably suspected to have committed an offence under this Act or is involved in any: -
*Criminal activity include: -
  Felony – an office punishable without proof of previous conviction with death or with imprisonment for 3yrs or more. E.g. Murder or Stealing.
Simple offence – an offence that’s not felony or misdemeanor or is punishable by imprisonment for less than 6months. E.g. motor traffic offence.
Misdemeanor offence – an offence that punishable by imprisonment not less than 6month. E.g. Affray
 *Chemical poison or oil spillage, nuclear waste poisoning.
*Industry espionage or fraud.
*Activity aimed at frustrating any government program or policy: - Riot, civil disorder, revolt, strike, or religious unrest.
*Power transmission lines, oil pipelines, telecommunication cables equipment, water board pipes or equipment use in vandalism.
*Monitor the activity of religious bodies and trade associations.
*Monitor, investigate and take every necessary step to forestall any planned act of terrorism     particularly: - cult and ethnic militia activities.
*Criminal activities aimed at depriving citizen of their properties or lives. Or 
*Syndicate activities aimed at defrauding the federal, state, local government.  
*Monitor, investigate, and take every necessary step to forestall any act of terrorism and report same to appropriate Federal security Agency.
*Provide necessary warning for the civilian population in time of danger.
*Evacuate the civilian population from danger areas.
*Provide and manage shelter for civilians during period of emergency.
*Assist in the decontamination and in the taking of pre-cautionary measures during any period of emergency.
*Carryout rescue operation and control volatile situations.
*Assist in the provision of emergency medical services, including first aid during any period of emergency.
*Detect and demarcate any danger area.
*Assist the Federal and state fire service in firefighting operations.
*Assist in the distribution of emergency supplies.
*Provide assistance to restore and maintain order in distressed areas in any period of emergency.
*Assist in repairing indispensable public utilities during any period of emergency.
*Provide intelligence information to the ministry on any matter relating to: -
*Crime control generally
*Riot, civil disorder, revolt, strike or religious unrest.
*Subversive activities by members of the public aimed at frustrating any government program or policy.
*industrial action and strike aimed at paralyzing government activities
*Any other matter as may be directed by the minister and 
*Have power to arrange and mediate in the settlement of disputes among willing members of the public.
*For the purpose of efficiency carry out the functions set out in section 3 of the principal Act. The corps shall maintain an armed squad which shall be entitled to bear fire arms and deployed by the office of the commandant general.
Amendment 2. Section 4 is amended in sub-section 1 by substituting for paragraph B of section 4 the following new paragraph B.
The commandant general supervises the management and general administration of the corps.
Section 8 is amended in sub-section 2 by inserting the following new amendment of section 8.