By Idorenyin UMOREN, SituationREPORT
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Akwa Ibom State Command has a new leadership.
This was made known in a Press Release on Monday, October 12, 2026, by SC Friday Ekerete, anipr, Public Relations Officer of
NSCDC, Akwa Ibom State Command.
The new State Commandant, Commandant of Corps, CC Olariche Jonathan Ogueri, officially took over the mantle of leadership of the Command on Monday, October 12, 2026 at the State Command Headquarters, Uyo, during a formal handover/takeover ceremony witnessed by senior officers, Area Commanders, Divisional Officers and men of the Command.
CC Olariche takes over as the 18th substantive State Commandant of the Akwa Ibom State Command.
A pioneer officer of the NSCDC and a seasoned administrator with over two decades of meritorious service, Comdt Olariche Jonathan brings to Akwa Ibom Command, a vast and versatile experience garnered from serving in the North, West, East and South at different levels of the Corps’ structure, including as Divisional Officer, Area Commander, Head of Operations, Head of Administration, Head of Training and Manpower Development, Head of Technical Services, Head of Counter Terrorism and Command 2i/c.
Comdt Olariche holds a B.Tech in Project Management Technology from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, FUTO, a Masters Degree in Public Administration, MPA, and a Masters Degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Ibadan.
He is an alumnus of the prestigious National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPSS, Kuru, Jos and the United Nations Disaster Management School.
In his inaugural address titled “The Dawn of a New Paradigm,” Commandant Olariche Jonathan Ogueri unveiled his 3-Point LCC Agenda for the Command – Leadership Development, Core Mandate Advancement, and Capacity Building & Empowerment – which he described as complimentary to the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Agenda and the State Government’s ARISE Agenda.
He said his administration will shift the Command from reactive to proactive pragmatism through intelligence-driven protection of Critical National Assets, onslaught against oil theft, illegal bunkering, illegal mining activities and invest heavily in welfare and building the capacity of officers to deliver on the mandates of NSCDC.
The new Commandant called for an immediate and total mindset change among officers and men, declaring zero-tolerance for failure. He warned criminal elements, vandals and economic saboteurs operating within or around Akwa Ibom State that their time is up and that the State will remain uncomfortable for illegality.
He extended a hand of partnership to the State Government, sister agencies, traditional institutions, the press and the public for intelligence sharing and collective security while pledging to give his best.