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Police
By Aminu Ahmed Garko
Sokoto, Sept. 14, 2016 ( NAN) Alhaji Mohammed Abdulkadir, Commissioner of Police in Sokoto State, on Wednesday commended the people of the state for the peaceful conduct of Eid-el-Kabir festivities.
Abdulkadir, who made the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto, said that ” so far, so good, no report of crime was reported before, during and after the festivities across the state”.
He said that the residents had demonstrated maturity by obeying security personnel instructions that led to the peaceful conduct of all events in the state.
He called for improved working relationship to enable the command to sustain the peaceful nature of the state.
The police boss added that the command would continue to ensure peaceful atmosphere that would enable residents to move in peace to accomplish their legitimate businesses.
He, however, appealed for more support from the people by supplying the police with useful information that could aid the command to arrest criminals.
He said that time had come for the residents to imbibe the culture of offering information to the security agencies, to apprehend and prosecute criminals in their midst.
” We have put in place sensitive security measures that will make it difficult for men of under world to operate as our men were battle ready to deal with any unforeseen circumstances, ” he said.
He also commended the command personnel for demonstrating high sense of professionalism that led to the peaceful celebrations in the state .( NAN)
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Edited by Idris Abdulrahman