By Gbemiga Olamikan
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, NEAPS, fdc, CFR, has The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered in-depth security checks and patrols of all public spaces and essential government assets as Nigeria Christians Community celebrate Easter and ordered all State Commissioners of Police (CPs) and their supervising Zonal Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) to ensure efficient deployment of police personnel and operational assets to areas of likely security threats within their respective areas of responsibility (AoRs).
This was contained in a statement signed by Force Public Relations Officer CSP Oluwuyiwa Adejobi in Abuja as IGP reassured Nigerians of the Nigeria Police Force’s commitment to ensuring the safety and security of all citizens and visitors to the country during the 2023 Easter celebrations.
Adejobi said that “IGP equally charged all supervising officers that intensive and proactive visibility patrols should be carried out at all worship centers, train stations, highways, motor parks, airports, waterways, recreation centers, banks and other financial institutions while taking necessary precautions to ensure a crime-free and peaceful environment for religious, cultural and other socio-economic activities and boost the confidence of the general public”.
He noted that IGP charged “that all officers and men deployed for these duties must be properly supervised to ensure professional and courteousness to law-abiding citizens but firm and ruthless to criminal elements who might want to take the advantage of the festive period to perpetrate their unholy and criminal acts”.
