Int’l Peace Day: We’ve Resolved 38 Disputes, Built Peace In FCT — NSCDC

As the satellite marks the 2025 International Day of Peace, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has reaffirmed its committedness to peacebuilding and struggle resolution, disclosing that it has successfully mediated 38 disputes crossed the Territory this twelvemonth alone.

Led by FCT Commandant, Dr. Olusola Odumosu, the Corps commemorated the Day with a symbolic Peace Walk done large parts of the superior city, opening astatine the Command Headquarters successful Wuse Zone 5 done Sky Memorial, Wuse Market, Berger Roundabout, and back, spreading messages of peace, tolerance, and non-violence.

Speaking during the event, Dr. Odumosu emphasised that the Corps was not lone focused connected information and extortion of nationalist assets but was besides profoundly progressive successful preventing struggle earlier it escalates.

Odumosu, successful a connection issued by the FCT Command’s spokesperson, DSC Monica Ojobi, said, “Peace has alluded america for excessively agelong arsenic a nation. We indispensable statesman to imbibe peace, admit our unity successful diversity, and prioritise mediation implicit confrontation.”

Highlighting the value of this year’s theme, ‘Act Now For A Peaceful World’, Odumosu said it serves arsenic a timely reminder that bid indispensable beryllium pursued done deliberate enactment and corporate will.

“Peace is much than the lack of violence. It is the beingness of justice, dialogue, respect for quality dignity, and tolerance,” helium added.

The Commandant disclosed that from January to September 2025, the Peace and Conflict Resolution Unit of the FCT Command bolstered by 4 certified mediators has handled and successfully resolved 38 cases, ranging from onshore disputes and household disagreements to declaration breaches, farmers-herders conflicts, and inter-communal clashes.

“Our Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) platforms are progressive crossed the six Area Councils. We are acceptable to assistance communities successful resolving disputes earlier they go violent. Through this proactive approach, we are gathering bid successful FCT,” helium stated.

The commandant called connected FCT residents to clasp non-violence approaches, question mediation channels, and enactment the NSCDC’s efforts successful fostering sustainable peace. He stressed that bid is simply a shared work and indispensable beryllium intentionally pursued by all.

The Corps, successful collaboration with Search for Common Ground, a planetary peace-building non-governmental organisation, organised the event, which besides featured a Peace Lecture astatine the Command Headquarters.

Speaking besides astatine the session, the NGO state director, Ovattara About Karno, emphasised that accusation brings peace. “Talking is wiser than fighting. There is much spot successful dialog than successful the usage of weapons.”

The connection added that the lawsuit wrapped up with a beardown telephone to enactment for each Nigerians to “act now” to heal divisions, span misunderstandings, and make lasting bid done dialog and collaboration.