Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase, has mandated Command Commissioners of Police nationwide on improved and water-tight security during and after Sallah celebrations. “Special attention shall be paid to all places of worships, critical public places and other vulnerable points prone to criminal attack,” Force Public Relations Officer, CP Emmanuel C. S. Ojukwu, said yesterday.
According to CP Ojukwu in a statement issued in Abuja, “The Police High Command is hopeful that the operational strategies adopted by the Force and renewed collaboration with the public will yield positive results.
“The IGP, while felicitating with Muslim faithful as they round off the Ramadan Fast, enjoins them and other citizens to maintain utmost vigilance and courageously continue to support the Police and provide useful information towards preventing and unearthing crimes and their perpetrators.”
•Photo shows IGP Arase.
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