NSCDC Lagos Commandant ‘My Oga at the Top’ redeployed

Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, has finally replaced Mr. Obafaiye Shem, the man who postulated the “my oga at the top” mantra, as commandant of Lagos State Command. He was replaced by Mr. Adesuyi Clement from Oyo State Command.

The Commandant General of NSCDC, Dr. Olu Abolurin, who was in Lagos weekend over the alleged killing of two of his officers by some policemen, introduced the new Commandant to journalists.

Obafaye became an object of snide remarks after he committed a gaffe when he was guest on a breakfast show on Channels Television, a development that embarrassed the NSCDC authorities.
 
Abolurin did not give reasons for Obafaye’s replacement but many readily connect the action to Obafaye’s embarrassing outing on the TV guest show.

The NSCDC had, in the days following Obafaye’s poor showing, denied it had taken any disciplinary action against him, though reports said he had been suspended.

Obafaye’s ordeal began 12 March when he appeared as a guest on Lagos-based Channels Television’s flagship morning programme, Sunrise Daily.

The commandant had been prompted by the show’s presenters to give the NSCDC’s website – following reports of a recruitment scam that had to do with some people setting up a fake website of the paramilitary organisation to con job seekers.

But to the interviewers’ surprise, Obafaye said he could not give a website now, and it would turn out, in his words, “My Oga at the top” (his boss), would give a different website later.

The presenters prodded the officer further, explaining that they merely wanted the organisation’s functional website, just so the public could be wary of falling into the hands of frauds, who had set up the fake website.

Obafaye, behaving as though he now understood the question clearly, shocked his interviewers, and viewers alike, even further when he gave the website as merely: “ww.nscdc”, paused a few seconds, and added “that’s all”, without including the “.com” that should have completed the website address.

After Obafaye’s howler, the footage of the interview instantly went viral on social media, making him an object of several rude jokes, including graphic illustrations on Blackberry Messenger, Facebook , Twitter, T-shirts, and musical mixes by DJs.