During the Eid-el-Kabir celebration, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence (NSCDC) Anambra Command says it deployed 767 personnel to secure places of worship and critical national infrastructure across Anambra.
Mr Edwin Okadigbo, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, revealed this in a statement to journalists on Wednesday in Awka.
Okadigbo stated that the deployment was ordered by the state Commandant, Mr Edwin Osuala.
According to the statement, Osuala instructed the personnel to collaborate with other security agencies to strengthen the state’s existing proactive, visibility, and confidence-building policing strategies.
Osuala also advised Area Commanders, Divisional Officers, and heads of Operational Units to deploy all operational resources available to them to strategic locations across the state.
“I will like you to spread your dragnet to places of worship, markets, recreational centres and other Critical Public infrastructure to forestall any attack,” the statement quoted Osuala as saying.
He said that all Area Commanders and Divisional Officers should supervise their subordinates and ensure they demonstrate professionalism and civility in the discharge of duties.
He added that the directive is consistent with the Commandant General’s determination to irrevocably commit to upholding the tenets of the rule of law, emphasising that the Corps would not tolerate any form of abuse of power.
The State Commandant used the medium to congratulate the Muslim faithful and the good people of the state on the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir, advising them to celebrate with decorum and moderation.
He urged residents to be security conscious, extremely vigilant, and to immediately report any suspicious movements to the nearest NSCDC Divisional Office.
The Command provided the following GSM numbers for urgent information sharing: 08066769442, 08036172748, 08035913830, 08036086018, 08035406492.