NSCDC Deputy Commandant’s Missing In Bayelsa

Bayelsa Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Deputy Commandant of the Corps, Mr. Raymond Terwase Gaadi, has been declared missing.

Gaadi, who was posted from Enugu Command to Bayelsa to take over as the second in command in April allegedly had issues with the person who was supposed to hand over to him.

There is palpable fear at the Bayelsa Command and the family on whether the senior officer is still alive as his phones had reportedly been switched off since he got missing in October.

His elder brother, Mr. Terkura Gaadi, said after missing his brother (Raymond’s) calls on October 22, he could not reach him again as his phones usually rang out until October 30 when all the lines were switched off.

It has yet ascertained if the NSCDC officer was kidnapped, involved in an auto crash or a victim of the ravaging floods in Bayelsa that were at the peak during the time of his disappearance.

Terkura said, “Raymond was transferred from Enugu State and he started work at Bayelsa State Command in April. He was in the state until he got missing in October. He visited me in May and informed me that he had assumed duty at his new posting.

“Actually, he called me on October 22, around 6pm, but I missed his calls. When I called back, I did not get any response from him. It was around October 30 that his phones were totally switched off up till today. That was when we started sensing that something must have happened to him.

“I have personally spoken with NSCDC Commandant in Bayelsa State and she told me that they were making efforts to find his whereabouts.

“When he visited me in May, he told me that he had a problem, that when he resumed in Bayelsa State Command, somebody was refusing to hand over to him. He told me that in confidence. We have already written to the Inspector General of Police and Commandant General of NSCDC to help us find the whereabouts of our brother who came to serve the nation in Bayelsa. We want to see him alive.”

Authorities of NSCDC in Bayelsa State said they were investigating the circumstances leading to the disappearance of thier Deputy Commandant.