Abuja
– The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba, on Thursday
ordered all commanding officers nationwide to provide water-tight security
before, during and after the Eid el-kabir celebrations.
Abba
specifically directed all Zonal Assistant Inspectors-General and Commissioners
of Police in the 36 states and the FCT to take measures to provide adequate
security at all key and vulnerable points.
He
listed those areas as all places of worship, recreation centres and other
public places, adding that this was to enable worshippers to perform their
religious obligation.
Meanwhile,
the Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Mr. Wilson Inalegwu, has assured
residents of the territory of adequate security during the period.
Inalegwu,
who briefed newsmen on the command’s preparation for the eid el-Kabir on
Thursday, assured that the police would be deployed to all praying grounds and
other public places.
The
commissioner assured of increased motorized patrol during the period, and
directed all Divisional Police Officers and Area Commanders to mobilize their
men to provide adequate security throughout the celebration.
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