Following the alert about terrorists’ plan to bomb worship and other strategic places in the country, the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has ordered a nationwide deployment of Police officers, especially intelligence operatives, traffic officers and other operational assets of the Force for adequate security ahead of, during and after the Eid-el-Fitr celebration.
The Department of State Security (DSS) gave the warning in April ahead of today, Sunday which marks the end of the Ramadan fasting and Monday Eid-el-Fitri celebration.
The IGP equally orders that adequate priority be accorded to Eid prayer grounds, highways, recreational centres, and financial institutions especially ATM and POS points, to safeguard religious celebrations and financial transactions during the festive period.
The IGP’s order to Strategic Police Managers at various levels is predicated on the need to maintain a more secured public and social space for the celebration. He further directs that all men deployed must be properly briefed and adequately supervised to ensure they maintain a high level of proactiveness, visibility patrols and professionalism in the discharge of policing services to all and sundry.
The IGP equally tasks all State Commissioners of Police and their supervisory Assistant Inspectors-General of Police to ensure that crime and criminality are put in check and brought to their lowest ebb for a hitch-free celebration.
The Inspector-General of Police, on behalf of the Force Management Team, and the entire workforce of the Nigeria Police Force felicitates with all Muslim faithful in the country as they join the global Muslim Ummah to mark this year’s Eid-el-Fitr. He admonishes them to practise the values of empathy, faith, charity and other salient teachings of Ramadan in their relationship with other members of the society.
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