Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Thursday, gave assurance of improved police service delivery and security generally in the country in 2021.
This is even as he ordered a water-tight round-the-clock security arrangement and proactive high visibility patrols in all the states across the nation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), ahead of the Christmas and New Year Celebrations.
Specifically, Adamu directed all Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and Commissioners of Police in charge of Zonal and State Commands nationwide to ensure a peaceful celebration.
He also charged them to ensure massive deployment of intelligence and other operational assets of the Force particularly on major highways, airports, railway stations, recreational centres, motor – parks, places of worship, financial institutions, amongst others.
They are also to ensure that personnel deployed are adequately supervised for utmost professionalism in the discharge of their duties, just as he warned that acts bordering on indiscipline, extortion and intimidation of travellers and other road users will not be condoned, according to a issued statement on Thursday in Abuja by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba.
Mba said while congratulating Christians in the country as they join other faithful across the globe to celebrate the symbolic anniversary of the Birth of Christ, the IGP expressed profound appreciation to all Nigerians for their support to the Police and other security agencies in the fight against crimes in the country.
Meanwhile, the IGP has enjoined Nigerians to take precautionary measures to reduce exposure to security risks and the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic. He also emphasized that citizens should avoid night travels, over-speeding, over-loading, stopping on lonely highways and unnecessary flaunting of personal details/wealth on social media. Citizens are also enjoined to voluntarily adhere to the COVID-19 prevention regulations and protocols to prevent further spread of the virus.
