The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC has deployed 20,000 personnel across the country to places of Worship, Recreation Centers, motor parks and other black spots across the country for special protection duty to ensure hitch-free celebration of Easter.
The Commandant General of NSCDC, Dr Ahmed Audi told journalists of the deployment on Thursday in Abuja during a briefing on the preparedness of the Corps for this year’s Easter Celebration
Audi, who assured Nigerians, especially Christians of a hitch-free Easter Celebration, took the
Opportunity of the occasion to felicitate the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and all christian faithful in Nigeria and around the globe.
He also revealed that the Corps had deployed sniffer dogs, specialised personnel such as Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Operatives, Special Forces, Counter Terrorism Officers, SWAT Unit, Ambulances for rescue and emergency intervention as well as Intelligence and Surveillance Team to provide 24 hours security for the nation’s critical assets and infrastructure against vandalism and economic sabotage during the holiday period along its statutory duty of protection of life and property.
He expressed confidence in the capacity of the corps as a grassroots security Organization with presence in every nook and cranny of the nation, adding that credible intelligence would be deployed to nip crimes and criminalities such as banditry, kidnapping and attack on worship centres in the bud before they were carried out.
He however appealed to members of the public to volunteer useful information of any suspicious movement or activity within their neighborhood or anywhere they might find themselves at any given time as Security is the business of everybody and no for the security agencies alone.
According to the CG, measures had been put in place to guarantee a peaceful atmosphere during the Easter festivity.
He said: “I want to urge our christian brothers and sisters to use this solemn occasion of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ to pray for the unity of the country and ensure that they exhibit love for one another, tolerance, forgiveness, kindness and selflessness as demonstrated by Christ who offered Himself to die for the peace of the World.”
He directed all state commandants across the country to carry out this onerous task of massive deployment by collaborating with relevant sister agencies and eschew any form of rivalry that was capable of undermining the success of their operation.
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