By Sarah NEGEDU
To ensure safe and peaceful atmosphere during the inauguration scheduled for May 29th, the Federal Capital Territory Police Command said it has deployed huge human and material resources across the nooks and crannies of the territory.
The command is confident that this measure will help avert any form of threat on the nation’s democratic process.
Spokesperson of the Command, SP Josephine Adeh, explained that the deployment which consists of all intelligence and tactical assets at the command’s disposal, solidified with inter-agency collaboration is borne out of the need to ensure a peaceful atmosphere during the inauguration and to avert any form of threat on the nation’s democratic process.
Adeh, in a statement disclosed that the strategic operational deployment is characterized by visibility policing across the rerritory, stop and search duty, intelligence-led raids on black spots, surveillance, vehicular/foot patrol, and diversions at strategic points.
Some of the points include Goodluck Jonathan Expressway by Court of Appeal, Deeper Life Junction, Bond/Total Filling Station, POWA/FCDA Junction, Finance Junction by ECOWAS/Women Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Eagle Square ( Phase 1 & Phase 11), National Mosque, NITEL Junction by Ademola Adetokunbo, Gana Junction/Transcorp, Bayelsa House by Federal High Court, Aso Drive, Ceddi Plaza, NNPC Twin Tower and NNPC/NBS.
The statement further added that, “The CP equally wishes to notify the public of proposed fireworks scheduled to take place on the eve of the inauguration, being midnight of 28/05/23, at the City Gate and the Millennium Tower, to usher in the new administration. The fireworks will be carried out by Messrs Innate Arts and Media
“The Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Haruna Garba, while briefing senior officers from all units and formations of the Command on the operation order, charged the officers to ensure that attention is paid to details as they discharge their duties in tandem with best global best practices and respect for Fundamental Human rights.”
The Command also advised residents to be vigilant and urged them to take advantage of the Police Control Room numbers in reporting suspicious activities.