To ensure maximum security during the Eid-el-Fitr celebration, the Niger State Commissioner of Police, CP Shawulu Danmman, has ordered a massive deployment of over 2,500 personnel and operational assets, to provide adequate security coverage, at all Eid praying grounds, across the 25 Local Government Areas.
They are also expected to provide security coverage at recreational centres, amusement parks, and other public places, including critical infrastructure, before, during, and after Eid-el-Fitr.
In a statement by the spokesman of the State Police Command, SP Wasi’u Abiodun, the Niger State Police boss also directed the Department of Operations, Area Commanders, Tactical Commanders, and Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) to deploy massively.
This, according to him, includes deploying operational assets, to dominate public places, ensuring visibility through policing, with constant supervision, and embarking on a confidence-building patrol to all nooks and crannies of the state, for a peaceful celebration.
CP Danmman further reiterated that horse racing within the metropolis will not be tolerated, but only in the designated areas, just as he informed officers that an “Operation Order” for the occasion has been issued for necessary action and guidance.
The CP felicitated Niger State people and residents of the State, most especially the Muslims, on the occasion of Eid-el-Fitr, while also appreciating members of the general public for their support.
He called on parents and guardians to warn their wards against any act that could disrupt public peace, stressing that the Police and other security agencies, will be firmly on the ground, to surmount any act that may cause a breach of public peace.
Editor: Ken Eseni
