Operational Equipment and Public Property Protection-A Study of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Cross River State Command

Abstract

The study aims at unmasking the nexus of operational equipment, effective public property protection and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), in the wake of the apparent, persistent threat to public property and the increase in wanton destruction, vandalization, stealing and misuse of critical assets and infrastructure of the nation. Specifically, the study sets out to determine the impacts of operational equipment as used by NSCDC for and in public property protection, as well as identify how electronic governance compliant and modern technology based operational equipment would engender and enhance effective public property protection by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The study adopted a case study research design. The research design is suited for this study because it supports data collection and analysis with the context of a phenomenon, integrates quantitative and quantitative data in data analysis and has the ability to capture complexities of real life situation, so that the phenomenon can be studied at greater levels or depth. Findings from the study showed that adequate and e-governance compliant/modern technology operational equipment is key and central to effective public property protection and that, the NSCDC lacks that, due to poor funding. Based  on the findings, the researcher recommended that the NSCDC should acquire adequate modern electronically and technologically driven operational equipment to provide effective protection to public property in Nigeria and that government should fund the NSCDC adequately to increase its financial capacity and capability to acquire the necessary modern technology operational equipment and for training its personal in the effective use of such modern equipment when acquired.