Easter Celebrations: Police deploy 2,336 personnel to protect Abuja residents

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of Nigeria Police has assured residents of Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja of proper protection of life and property during Easter celebrations and has deployed 2,336 personnel to that effect.

In a statement made available to pressmen in Abuja via the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Josephine Adeh, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Babaji Sunday, in the spirit of the Easter Celebrations wished all Christians faithful a happy festivity.

He called on stakeholders in the Christian faith to seize the opportunity in admonishing those within their spheres of influence to embrace peace, tolerance for one another and persons of other faith, adherence to law and order, and most importantly patriotism.

The Commissioner of Police assured residents of the FCT that the Command has taken intentional effort in deploying a robust security architecture containing Two thousand three hundred and thirty-six (2336) Police personnel for the Easter period and beyond, charged operatives to ensure that there is watertight security at all places of worship, an effective foot and vehicular patrol to parks, recreational and entertainment centres, to ensure the free flow of traffic and respond promptly to distress calls from within the city centre and the suburbs, doing this with respect for fundamental human rights and in accordance to standard best practices.

The FCT Police boss also stated that the Command has directed the strategic deployment of Tactical and Intelligence Assets across the entire nooks and crannies of the Territory and in strong synergy with Sister agencies and the local security outfits, immediately respond to any unfriendly emergency.

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