The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has deployed personnel and material resources in their thousands across the nooks and crannies of the territory ahead of the yearly anticipated festivities.
This was in a statement signed by the Commands Public Relations officer Deputy Superintendent of Police DSP Josephine Ade, who said the proactive deployment which consists of all Intelligence and tactical assets at the Command’s disposal cemented with inter-agency collaboration is occasioned by the need to ensure that crime and criminality in its forms and dynamics are promptly nipped in the board.
The statement also said that the deployment is notably characterised by strengthened police-community relationship towards intelligence gathering, stop and search, intelligence-led raids on black spots, visibility policing at every point of social convergence, highway and border patrol, aggressive vehicular/foot patrol, and surveillance, inter-agency collaboration and sundry.
Mrs. Adeh revealed that the FCT Commissioner of police CP Babaji Sunday wishes to assure residents of the command’s unwavering commitment to ensuring that residents sleep with their two eyes closed in the festive period and beyond.
Meanwhile, the CP while briefing senior officers from all units and formations of the Command on the Operation Order, charged the officers to ensure that no stone is left unturned even as they discharge their duties with respect for fundamental human rights and in tandem with global best practices.
She also added that residents are to embrace peace and other virtues in the spirit of festivity while vigilance is maintained and reports of suspicious activities are to be made to the police through the command emergency response lines as follows: numbers: 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653, and 08028940883, while the Public Complaint Bureau (PCB) desk, could be reached at 0902 222 2352.
Dominica Nwabufo
