Eid-el-Kabir: Police deploy personnel, announce traffic diversion in FCT

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has disclosed that in anticipation of Eid-el-Kabir celebrations by Muslim faithful, it has proactively deployed material and human resources at the Command’s disposal across the nooks and crannies of the nation’s capital.

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

According to the statement, there will be a diversion of traffic on major roads in the nation’s capital, Abuja.

“Worthy of note are diversion points in the territory, some of which include: diversion point around Eid Ground by airport interchange to Games Village and Jabi by airport road into the main city.

“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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