The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has ordered the beefing up of security nationwide around critical and vulnerable installations ahead of the May 29 inauguration date.
The IGP’s
directives to commanding officers, was disclosed in a statement issued
on Thursday in Abuja by the Force Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel
Ojukwu.
According
to the statement, the IGP ordered Zonal AIGs and Commissioners of
Police in states, to immediately take steps to protect critical
infrastructure like mega filling stations, major hotels, National/State
Houses of Assembly, and the Eagle Square.
The statement said that it was imperative to ward off possible plans
by insurgents to carry out widespread violence and coordinated attacks
on those installations and public places ahead of the May 29, adding
that the insurgents plan to undermine the Presidential/Governorship
inauguration/ swearing-in ceremonies nationwide.
The
statement however disclosed that the police had perfected strategies to
provide security to ensure that the ceremonies are hitch-free,
advising the public to continue to collaborate with the police and other
security agencies to stamp out crimes and terror.
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