Mr Obi branded the continued insecurity as a form of lawlessness.
The corps said that the team’s convoy was ambushed by heavily armed gunmen during a routine patrol.
In his testimony, Mr Buhari, the PW2, said he received thousands of naira supplying AK47 guns and bullets to the defendants who sent the same to their terror links.
The commandant said the suspects were currently undergoing investigation.
He said the number of promoted officers is unprecedented because the command typically celebrates 85 promotions.
He alleged that the suspects were notorious for extorting unsuspecting civilians, especially the youths in Owerri, using Point of Sale (PoS) machines.
NSCDC has deployed 1,50O officers to provide security in Edo during the Eid-el-Fitri celebrations.
“In addition, there would be the deployment of the Anti-vandalism Squad and Special Forces to all critical national assets and infrastructure.”
The suspect had promised to supply the victims with farm implements and fertilisers at a discounted rate.
Civil defence operatives in Akwa Ibom apprehended eight suspects and impounded trucks containing 315,000 litres of suspected adulterated diesel.
