THE Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Dr Ahmed Audi, has ordered that surgery for one of his employees involved in an accident while on official duty begin immediately.
This was revealed in a statement issued by the Commission’s spokesperson, Olusola Odumosu, yesterday.
Audi issued the decision during a scheduled visit to National Hospital, Abuja, to personally evaluate and assess the patients’ health status, as well as the progress of their treatments thus far.
Asc II Ibrahim Adam, 40, was among the Lagos State Command personnel involved in a road crash on Friday, February 24, 2023, at the Giri junction in Abuja, a day before the presidential and National Assembly elections, which resulted in the death of one of the occupants shortly after take-off from the Corps national headquarters.
Five of the accident’s injured personnel had been discharged after considerable improvements in their health conditions.
Asserting his commitment to the welfare of his personnel, the CG directed Oba Jude, the Head of Unit of the NSCDC Health and Medical Services, who was designated to monitor and coordinate the victim’s treatment, to ensure that the officer who was diagnosed with spinal cord injury with multiple fractures receives the necessary attention.
The NSCDC chief stated that his primary focus is getting the officers back on their feet.
He noted “They are all dedicated and committed officers and my major concern is to get all of them treated and have them back on their feet again.
“I noticed that there are signs and hope of more significant improvement when the proposed surgery is carried out.
“I am ready to pay the bills of the surgery and other associated treatments no matter how much it is going to cost.”
Audi told the patient, who was overjoyed to see the CG by his bedside at the hospital, to keep believing in God, who will heal him totally, and to hope that such an incidence does not happen again in the Corps.
The CG consoled victims’ families and advised them to continue praying for God to complete their healing entirely, as the Corps plays its own role in caring for the wounded.
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