ABUJA – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Monday said it had deployed no fewer than 55,000 of its personnel nationwide to ensure a hitch-free Christmas and New Year celebrations.
The NSCDC spokesman, Mr Emmanuel Okeh, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that about 15,500 specially-trained sniffer dogs had also been deployed nationwide.
Okey said the animals would complement the efforts of its personnel by ensuring law and order during the yuletide.
“I can assure you that the NSCDC has deployed no fewer than 55,000 of its personnel across the nation, especially to those hot spots, to ensure law and order during and after the yuletide.
“We have also taken delivery of about 500 specially-trained sniffer dogs from the U.S., to complement the 15,000 we have on ground.
“And all of them will be deployed to ensure adequate security during this period,’’ he said.
Okeh said the NSCDC had deployed 5,000 personnel to some strategic states like the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos, Kano and Port Harcourt, while other states would have no fewer than 2,000 personnel.
He said strategic places such as churches, recreation spots, federal highways and all forms of gathering places would have security beefed up around them.
According to him, other specialised units such as the Special Forces, counter-terrorism unit and surveillance vehicles will also be deployed to maintain law and order.
The NSCDC official urged Nigerians to be vigilant and report any suspicious movement to security agents as some criminals were fond of using public holidays to perpetrate evil. (NAN)
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