The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command on Thursday, March 28, deployed over two thousand officers ahead of the Easter celebration.
The FCT Commissioner of Police (CP), Benneth Igweh urged residents to give the police operatives the utmost cooperation, as the deployment is solely aimed at ensuring the safety of the populace.
Igweh also called on the Christian 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.
A statement issued by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josphine Adeh said: “The FCT Police Command in anticipation of the Easter celebration, has proactively deployed human and material resources at the Command’s disposal across the nooks and crannies of the Federal Capital Territory.1
“The deployment which is characterized by visibility policing and the deployment of explosive ordinance devices (EOD) experts at various places of worship and event centres, raids on identified black spots, uncompleted buildings/shanties, stop and search, Vehicular/foot patrol is aimed at ensuring that residents of FCT enjoy a peaceful and serene atmosphere, before, during and after the Easter celebration.
“Residents are therefore urged to be vigilant and take advantage of the Police emergency lines to report suspicious activities through 08032003913, 08028940883, 08061581938, 07057337653 PCB: 09022222352, CRU: 08107314192.”