The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Capital Territory Command, said it has deployed a total of 4,000 personnel to strengthen security in the state, ahead of the Christmas and New Year celebrations.
The Spokesperson for the command, Comfort Okomanyi, made this known in a statement on Wednesday.
Okomanyi said the NSCDC Commandant in the state, Olusola Odumosu, deployed the personnel to ensure a peaceful environment during the yuletide.
According to the statement, Odumosu hinted that a robust operational order covering the entire FCT had been released and was being fully implemented.
“In its avowed commitment to fighting crime and criminal activities associated with the Christmas and New Year celebrations, the FCT Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has deployed 4000 personnel to ensure peaceful and hitch-free celebrations.
“The Command’s Special Forces and various tactical units such as the Armed Squad, Counter Terrorism Unit, Rapid Response Team, Special Female Squad, Agro Rangers unit, Anti vandals Unit, Crisis and Disaster Management Unit, Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Explosive Unit and the Intelligence Unit were mobilised for this assignment.
“The mission of this operation is to provide robust security for visitors, and residents and the protection of Critical National Assets and public utilities in the FCT,” Odumosu explained.
He assured that all operational and intelligence assets at the disposal of the Command had been fully deployed to cover strategic locations and soft targets like places of worship, recreational centres, markets, shopping malls, parks, gardens, and suspected flash points.
In the same vein, the commandant directed all the Area Commanders and Divisional Officers across the six Area Councils to maintain 24-hour high visibility day and night patrols around all the nooks and crannies of the Territory.
“I have directed my officers and men to be extra vigilant and to discharge their statutory responsibility with utmost diligence.
“I assure the FCT residents of the readiness of the Command to promptly respond to distress and emergency situations,” the Commandant said.
He urged the FCT residents to be law-abiding, obey rules and regulations, be vigilant, and above all, cooperate with law enforcement and safety agencies in the interest of peace and progress of the FCT and the nation as a whole.
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