Xmas/New Year break:Bauchi police command deploys 2,832 personnel
Deployment
By Ayinde Olaide Abdulsaheed
Bauchi, Dec. 24, 2018 (NAN) The Bauchi state police command is to deploy 2,832 of its personnel across the state to ensure peaceful celebration of christmas and new year in the state.
State Commissioner of Police, Mr Sanusi Lemu, stated this in a press release issued in Bauchi on Monday.
“The Bauchi State Police Command wishes to assure the good people of the state of its readiness to perform its mandatory and statutory duty of protection of lives and property of innocent citizens in the State.
“The Command is fully prepared to deal with hoodlums, political thugs and other disgruntled elements that may cause panic among the public during the period.
“The command would also collaborate with sister security agencies and all stakeholders to ensure peaceful and hitch free celebrations.
“To that effect, the command has designed an operation order for effective deployment of Officers and Men,as well as all necessary logistics, to all Churches and venues of events in the State.
“Therefore, the command would deploy a total number of 2,832 Officers and Men,” he said.
Lemu therefore directed all Divisional Police Officers and Heads of Departments to personally supervise the deployment of their men and patrol their areas of responsibilities throughout the period.
He called on the people of the state to cooperate with the security agents towards ensuring peaceful Christmas and New Year celebrations. (NAN)
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