Due to recent discovery of stockpiles of improvised explosive devices, IEDS, AK 47 riles and other weapons said to have been targeted for use during Eid-el-Kabir by Boko Haram terrorists, CEOAFRICA gathered that the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar has ordered all heads of operational units and commanders of the force nationwide to put in place high policing strategies targeted at achieving a secure, peaceful and incident-free Sallah celebration.

Consequently, he ordered commanders in-charge of the Police Special Forces – the Air Wing, the Maritime Command, the Counter Terrorism Unit and the Border Patrol Units to ensure purposeful and strategic deployment of their personnel and logistics to ensure all criminal threats are effectively controlled.

According to sources, officers and men deployed for the Eid-el Kabir celebrations have been enjoined to conduct themselves in a most professional manner, in line with the Force Code of Conduct and Professional Ethics and other extant laws regulating the rules of engagement.

The IG charged them to be mindful of the fundamental rights of the citizens, while discharging their responsibilities.

He has however sought the support, understanding and cooperation of all Nigerians in the ongoing transformation of the Nigeria Police, pledging the unalloyed loyalty of the Force to our fatherland.