New graduates of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), have been instructed by the Corps Commandant-General, Ahmed Audi, to “finish them” when confronted by bandits in the discharge of their duty.

Mr Audi gave the instruction during the passing out parade of the 267 graduates corps of the batch seven officers of the armed squad on Monday in Abuja.

“If bandits confront you, finish them and make sure you justify your existence with the corps.

“When you go to your stations, demonstrate what you have learnt and let us only speak to criminals in the language they understand.

“Don’t allow anyone to disarm you because you have been trained and given the authority, so always be on alert,” Mr Audi told the graduates.

He also tasked the newly armed men with professionalism, self-esteem, discipline and selfless service to work.

“Indiscipline, unprofessional conducts, disloyalty to the system, disobedience to constituted authority and insubordination will be ruthlessly dealt with,” Mr Audi warned.

According to him, “Accidental discharge is an aberration under my watch. You must know how to dismantle, assemble and shoot arms well because it is one man to one arm.”

He stressed that defaulters of the laid down rules would be shown the way out of the corps for incompetence.

Mr Audi said that the newly armed men had gone through intense and very rigorous training to help strengthen the security architecture of the country.

“Your passing out today is coming at a period when the nation is passing through intense security challenges. Please be aware that this is just the beginning. Ahead of you lies years of service to the people of this great country.

“I am confident you will perform with the traditional flair and selfless devotion to duty,” he said.