INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE ORDER MASS POLICE DEPLOYMENT FOR EASTER
Moshood added further that the deployment of the police personnel for crime prevention and crowd control will cover places of worships, recreation centres, and venues of celebration, other public places and public and private facilities.
‘Consistent surveillance, intelligence gathering and continuous raid of criminal hideouts, black spots, flash/ vulnerable points are already ongoing and will be sustained throughout the period. Vehicular and foot patrols and adequate visibility policing will also be embarked upon to guarantee safety of lives and property throughout the period’.
The police boss, however, called on members of the public to cooperate with the personnel of the Police High Way patrol teams, the Special Anti- Robbery Squads and other Police Units deployed to prevent crime on the highways and major roads across the country,.
He added that the officers are under instructions to be civil, polite, but firm in ensuring the security and safety of travellers and other road users throughout the country, with further assurance to all Nigerians of its renewed commitment to ensure adequate safety of lives and property during this period and beyond.
‘The IGP while wishing all Christians across the country a happy Easter celebration, enjoins them to extol the virtues of Jesus Christ by propagating peace, demonstrating love with their fellow citizens, irrespective of religious, ethnic or political inclination’, the statement stressed.
