Eid-El-Kabir: Police Deploys Personnel To Worship Centres, Flashpoints
From Ajegena Manga
Lafia
Police command in Nasarawa State says it has deployed personnel to worship centres across the state to ensure a hitch free Eid-El-Kabir celebration.
DSP Ramhan Nansel, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) made this disclosure in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lafia.
The PPRO said Adesina Soyemi, Commissioner of Police (CP) also deployed personnel to flashpoints to ensure that celebrations were held without fear or intimidation of any kind.
He explained that all Police personnel in state are on duty until the celebration is over before normal shifting would resume.
He added that the CP also wished Muslim faithful a happy and Peaceful Celebration.
He said the Commissioner urged all Muslim faithful to use this period for sober reflection and offer prayers for the peace and sustainability of the Nation.
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“The Commissioner in his unrelenting fight against crime and criminality has put up adequate security measures in place and deployed sufficient human and material resources to ensure a hitch-free Sallah celebration.
“We will deny criminals the latitude to thrive; before, during and after the Sallah celebration,” the PPRO added.
He enjoined all Muslim faithfuls, fun seekers and the general public to be security conscious while celebrating and report any suspicious criminal elements or movement within their environment.
He also advices that, the Command control room can be contacted in case of distress, through the following telephone numbers: 08112692680, 08108795930 and 08037461715.