Easter Celebration: FCT Police deploy operatives in FCT for peaceful festivity

By Goodluck Ikiebe

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has deployed human and material resources in the nooks and crannies of Abuja to ensure that residents enjoy the Easter celebration to its maximum.

A statement by Spokesperson, FCT Command, SP Josephine Andeh, said the deployment which consisted of all Intelligence and tactical assets at the Command’s disposal cemented with inter-agency collaboration was borne out of the need to curb crime and criminality in all its ramifications.

“The deployment is characterized by strengthened police-community relationship towards intelligence gathering, visibility policing at all places of worship and every point of social gathering, stop and search duty, intelligence-led raids on black spots, highway, and border patrol, aggressive vehicular/foot patrol, and surveillance, inter-agency collaboration and other sundry.”

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According to the statement, “consequent upon the above, the FCT Commissioner of Police, AIG Sadiq Idris Abubakar, wishes to assure residents of the Territory of the Command’s unwavering commitment to ensuring that they have a safe and peaceful environment during the Easter celebration period and beyond.”

Meanwhile, the FCT Police Boss, while briefing senior officers from all units and formations of the Command on the Operation Order, charged the officers to ensure that no stone was left unturned as they discharged their duties in tandem with global best practices and respect for Fundamental Human rights.

He also enjoined residents to embrace peace and other virtues in the spirit of the festivity as they joined the Christian faithful across the world in the celebration, while also calling for vigilance.

The CP urged residents to take advantage of the Police Control Room numbers in reporting suspicious activities: 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653, and 08028940883.