EASTER: NSCDC DEPLOYS OVER 1000 PERSONAL IN ANAMBRA

REPORTER: KEVIN EKEDIEGWU

Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Anambra State has deployed one thousand and fifty-one of its personnel to ensure adequate security before, during and after Easter celebration in the state.

The Commandant of the Corps in the state, Mr. Maku Olatunde, who ordered the deployment, said the officers and men of the Corps would man various critical national assets and infrastructure, worship centres, celebration venues, parks, recreational centres and other strategic points.

Mr. Maku stated this at the State Command Headquarters, Awka while having a strategic meeting with the management team to review the already existing security framework.

The meeting was also to set in motion plans for water- tight security during the celebration.

According to the Commandant, the personnel drawn from the Rapid Response Squad, Counter Terrorism Unit, Disaster Management Unit, Investigation and Intelligence Department, Female Strike Force, and Anti Vandalism Squad were expected to provide both overt and covert operations.

They would also provide round the clock surveillance, pin downs, and mobile visibility preventive patrol in all identified flashpoints and other strategic locations.

The aim is to subdue any unforeseen circumstances during the festive season.

Mr. Maku also ordered that officers and men deployed for the assignment be under strict instructions to be professional and courteous to law -abiding citizens.

He however, urged them to be firm in suppressing all criminal elements who might want to take advantage of the season to perpetuate their unholy acts.

EDITED BY CHUKWUBUIKE MADU