Tension in Osun as Scores of Protesters Storm NSCDC CommandPAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! There was tension on Tuesday, February 15 as scores of protesters marched to the Osun state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The Nation reports that the protesters marched against the reported attack on the minister of interior Rauf Aregbesola during a roadshow in the state. Marching under the aegis of the National Association of Osun State Students (NAOSS), the protesters alleged plans by the personnel of the corps to kill the people of Osun including the former governor of the state. Recommended for you Tension erupts as PDP governorship candidate escapes assassination Some of the placards carried by the protesters read: “NSCDC threatens our people in Osun”; “NSCDC are we safe”; “NSCDC, we are having you for peace not to kill our people”, ” Stop brutality against Osun residents” among many others. PAY ATTENTION: Join Legit.ng Telegram channel! Never miss important updates! Arriving at the entrance of the NSCDC command along Oke-Ayepe Osogbo, the protesters were chanting songs against the corps at the scene of the protest. It was also gathered that some officers of the corps brutalised the Nation reporter, Tobi Adedeji, and further threatened to shoot at other reporters covering the incident. Hours after the NSCDC announced the withdrawal of security aides of Shina Peller, the Corps has ordered a reinstatement The letter announcing the withdrawal had come after Peller, a member of the House of Reps, introduced a bill calling for the NSCDC to be scrapped. Recommended for you Banks begin payment of old naira notes to customers, set withdrawal limits... However, the NSCDC CG, Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, reversed the earlier withdrawal of the security aides, saying the officer behind it acted on his whims without clearance. The deployment of high-tech security equipment by the new leadership of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has not gone unnoticed. The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) says the initiative will curb crime, as well protect lives and properties. The new leadership of the NSCDC has been at the forefront of using technology to fight crimes in the society. Source: Legit.ng Some protesters stormed the Osun state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) The protesters were at the corps premises to register their grievances over the alleged attack on the convoy of the minister of interior According to the protesters, personnel of the corps had plans in place to kill indigenes of Osun state PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! Join Legit.ng Telegram channel! Never miss important updates!