Eid- El- Kabir: IGP promises security as FRSC, NEMA mobilise men
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AHEAD of the Eid- el Kabir celebration, the InspectorGeneral of Police ( IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has vowed to sustain efforts at improving public security and safety across the country.
The IGP gave the assurance while directing Commissioners of Police ( CPS) in all the states and the Federal Capital Territory ( FCT), and their supervisory Assistant Inspectors General of Police ( AIGS), to beef up security to prevent lapses in their Areas of Responsibility ( AOR) throughout the Eid- elKabir season and beyond.
The IGP particularly directed the zonal AIGS and state command CPS to put in place all necessary security measures to ensure an incident- free celebration.
Police spokesman, CP Frank Mba, said: “They are to, amongst other things, deploy human and other operational assets to carry out confidencebuilding and crime prevention patrols on major highways, residential and industrial areas, vulnerable points, places of worship, other places of public resort and around all critical national infrastructure.
“The IGP also warned that personnel deployed must be professional and mindful of the fundamental rights of the citizens, and discharge their responsibilities with all sense of decorum and alertness.”
Also, the National Emergency Management Authority ( NEMA), in collaboration with the Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC) and other major stakeholders, has flagged off safety operations to reduce accidents on the highways during the celebration.
Other stakeholders to partner NEMA include the Red Cross, the Federal and State fire services, and the National Civil Defense Corps( NSCDC).
Flagging off the operation tagged ‘ Operation Eagle Eye,’ with the theme, ‘ Safe Eid El Kabir’ in Ado Ekiti, the Zonal Head, Ekiti Operations Office ( Ekiti, Ondo and Osun), Mr. Olusegun Afolayan, said the festive periods, always come with increase vehicular movements and more auto crashes. Meanwhile, the FRSC has deployed its men across the states to ensure a hitch- free Sallah celebration.