By Muhammad Nasir Bashir
Dutse – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa Command, on Monday said it had recorded 143 criminal cases in the state between January and March.
The Spokesman of the corps, Mr Abdullahi Adamu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse that out of the number, 99 cases were on civil matters.
He said that the criminal cases included; theft, vandalism, burglary, petroleum products related offences, fraud, gross indecency, assault, resisting arrest, attempt to commit suicide, trespass and dealing in illicit drugs.
Adamu also that the command had successfully secured conviction of 14 persons, while 26 were still pending.
According to him, three drug abuse related cases were handed to NDLEA for further action.
He also told NAN that the civil cases included family disputes, breach of contractual agreement, debt recovery, inter-personal disputes as well as land and tenancy disputes.
He said that all the civil cases were settled out of court by the command’s Dispute and Conflict Resolution (DCR) Unit.
He, however, attributed the successes recorded under the period of review to the commitment of officers and men of the command as well as cooperation of residents of the state.
Adamu also called for support and cooperation from the public to enable the corps effectively to carry out its functions as mandated by the law.