Yuletide: Police deploy 2,832 personnel in Bauchi

As Christians in Bauchi state join their counterparts across the country to celebrate the Christmas and New Year, the State Police Command has assured the people of the State of its readiness to perform its mandatory and statutory duty of protection of lives and property of innocent citizens in the State just as it has deployed 2,832 Officers and Men across the state for operation.

A press release by the PPRO, DSP Kamal Datti Abubakar contained that the command is fully prepared to deal with hoodlums, political thugs and other disgruntled elements that may cause panic among the public during the period and will collaborate with sister security agencies and all stakeholders to ensure peaceful and hitch free celebrations.

The release further contains that, “to that effect, the command has designed an operation order for effective deployment of officers and men as well as all necessary logistics to all churches and venues of events in the state and will deploy a total number of 2,832 officers and men.

“Comprising of conventional police, police mobile force, counter terrorist unit, explosive ordinance disposal personnel, intelligence personnel, medical personnel and other operatives of the command.”

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The PPRO further stated that “the Commissioner of Police, has equally directed all DPOs, HODs and Sectional Heads to personally supervise the deployment of their men and patrol their areas of responsibilities throughout the period.

“Finally, the command wishes to extend his warm greetings to all Christian faithful and other citizens in the state as they celebrate Christmas and New Year and enjoins the general public to cooperate with Police and other security agencies in their efforts towards ensuring peaceful Christmas and New Year celebrations.

“And equally report any suspicious person or object to the nearest Police Station or call the command emergency phone number 08151849417,” he added.