The Nigeria Police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have promised adequate security before, during and after the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. In Niger State Command of the police, in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Wasiu Abiodun, called on parents/guardians to caution their wards against any act of public disturbance such as youth restiveness, thuggery, sara-suka, yan-daba, horse-riding and car drifting, adding that the command will not hesitate to clamp down on any miscreant who may want to use the period to foment trouble or cause any disruption of public peace.
In the same vein, the Commandant General of the NSCDC, Dr Ahmed Audi, ordered the 15 zonal commanders of the corps to beef up security in all the state commands under their jurisdiction, by deploying improved tactics to maintain security before, during and after the Eid-el-Fitr celebration.
Director, Public Relations, Mr Olusola Odumosu, in a statement in Abuja, on Tuesday, said the directive became necessary following threats of attacks by miscreants and bandits in different parts of the country. In Kano State, the state Road and Traffic Agency (KAROTA) said it will deploy no fewer than 1,000 personnel across the state during the Eid-el-Fitri celebration, in conjunction with other security agencies. In a statement signed by Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Nabilusi Abubakar, the agency said this was necessary considering large number of vehicles recorded during the period.
