Sallah: NSCDC deploys 40,000 personnel, sniffer dogs

The Commandant General (CG), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu has directed the deployment of 40,000 personnel across the nation to provide maximum security for the festivity.

In a statement from the corps spokesman Emmanuel Okeh stated that the Commandant General said that adequate preparation is being made to protect critical areas such as places of worship, markets, motor parks, shopping malls, plazas, recreational centres, schools and other areas considered to be soft targets for attack by insurgents.

He however called on Nigerians to be extra vigilant and security conscious at all time, while urging them to report strange movements and objects to security personnel.

He said: “In our efforts to fight miscreants and criminal-minded individuals who see festive periods as the time to perpetuate their nefarious activities, all hands must be on deck in the areas of intelligence-gathering and reporting all suspicious behaviour to relevant security authorities.”

In addition to the deployment of personnel, sniffer dogs and specialised units such as SWAT, Special Force, CBRN, Surveillance Monitoring Team, Ambulances/Rescue Officers will be deployed so as to ensure a hitch free EID-El-Fitir celebration.