Abuja,- The Minister of Interior, Mr Abba Moro, said the Federal Government had resolved to recover all the territories lost to Boko Haram before May 29.
The minister made the promise on Tuesday in Abuja at the inauguration of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Housing Estate, Phase 3, Dawaki, Abuja.
“With the commitment of Nigerian military, it is our hope as a government that by May 29, 2015, Boko Haram and its activities will become history,’’ he said.
He urged the NSCDC to continue to contribute their quota to the fight against insurgency in the North- East, especially as regards intelligence gathering and rehabilitation of the rescued victims.
On the NSCDC housing scheme, Moro commended the management for the foresight and expressed optimism that the gesture would go a long way in boosting the morale of officers.
He challenged other security services to emulate the NSCDC as this would go a long way in addressing the housing deficit in the country in line with the transformation agenda.
Earlier, Commandant-General of the NSCDC, Dr Ade Abolurin, said that eight, two-bedroom duplexes and 12 blocks of two-bedroom flats were constructed at N256 million by the NSDC Cooperative Society.
Abolurin said that the leadership of the NSCDC decided to start the housing scheme with junior and middle cadre officers as a way of re-dedicating their efforts to work and build a virile nation.
The NSCDC boss said similar projects were ongoing across the federation to ensure that officers continued to be honest and professional in their duties and shun all acts of corruption.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that each of the houses cost about N15 million through a mortgage payment system for NSCDC personnel.
Mr Abba Moro
