The Inspector-General of Police Usman-Baba, has ordered the Commissioners of Police, CPs in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT to coordinate crime prevention strategies for the yuletide.
Force Public Relations Officer Frank Mba in a statement in Abuja, said
the Baba also ordered their supervisory Assistant Inspectors-General of
Police, AIGs to ensure implementation of such strategies.
He directed the CPs and AIGs to ensure round-the-clock visibility patrols
toward peaceful Christmas and New Year celebrations. According to
him, achieving a crime and crisis free yuletide is of utmost priority to the
force.
The Police Boss however Baba pledged to ensure adequate security
throughout the period of the celebration and beyond. He said the AIGs
and CPs had been directed to massively deploy human, intelligence and
other operational assets of the force at their disposal to all public places.
He explained that the deployment to residential areas, places of worship,
recreational centres, financial institutions, market places, motor-parks,
major highways, airports, railway stations, among others, was to protect
citizens and critical national infrastructure.
Baba however warned personnel deployed for duties during the season,
particularly those posted to secure the highways across the country, to
desist from unprofessional acts.
