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Eid el-Fitr: Police deploy personnel ahead of celebration in FCT

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has come out to say that, in anticipation of the Eid-el-Fitr celebration by Muslim faithful, it has proactively deployed material and human resources at its disposal across the nooks and crannies of the nation’s capital, Abuja.

A statement issued to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, quoted the FCT Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh, as saying, “The deployment, which is aimed at ensuring that residents of FCT enjoy a peaceful and serene atmosphere, before, during, and after the Eid celebration, is characterised by visibility policing and the deployment of explosive ordinance devices (EOD) experts at various prayer grounds and event centres, raids on identified black spots, uncompleted buildings and shanties, stop and search, vehicular, and foot patrol.

“The Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh, psc, mni, urges residents to give the police operatives their utmost cooperation, as the deployments are solely aimed at ensuring the safety of the populace. He also calls on the Muslim faithful in FCT, as they join others around the world in the celebration, to embrace the virtues of the festivity while reassuring the populace of his commitment to ensure the safety of all and sundry.”

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