NAN-DS-4
Deployment
By Mohammed Mamman
Damaturu, Sept. 9, 2016 (NAN) The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Friday said it deployed 1,583 personnel to boost security at prayer grounds, public places and streets in Yobe for the Eid el-Kabir celebration.
The Corps Commandant in Yobe, Dr Mohammed Fari, disclosed this in Damaturu in interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
He said adequate surviellance and other security measures have been put in place to ensure security of lives and property during the Sallah festivities.
The commandant called on the public to be vigilant and report suspicious persons, movements and objects in their communities to security agencies.
He added that “we are working in collaboration with other sister security agencies and the army to ensure a hitch-free Sallah across the state.”
Fari urged people who relocated to liberated communities to celebrate the festival freely as security operatives were in full control of the environment.
He said “Community participation has become an integral part of the fight against crime; it is a collective responsibility on security forces, the civil communities and the entire society to defeat insecurity in our societies.
“Everyone has a role to play from surveillance to providing useful information for us to achieve enduring peace and security.”
He noted that the command recently toured the 17 local government areas of the state to sensitise the communities on their roles toward
entrenching lasting and stable peace in the state. (NAN)
MM/HA
=======
(Edited by Hadiza Mohammed-Aliyu)