Deputy Commandant General, Madu Kelechi in charge of operations disclosed this in Benin while briefing newsmen on the corps preparedness for the Edo election.
Kelechi said about 7,331 personnel would be fully involved in the election while the others would be posted to protect critical national assets and infrastructure across the state.
He explained that the core mandate of the NSCDC was disaster management and the protection of critical national assets and infrastructure, further disclosed that the corps would be working in synergy with the police as the lead security agency for the election as well as other sister security agencies.
