Nigeria Security, Civil Defence Corps, deploys over 2,500 officers’ men for Eid-el-Kabir, to ensure security of lives, safety of properties in Kaduna State.

Determined to ensure security of lives and safety of properties in Kaduna, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, has deployed over 2,500 comprising officers men in this year’s Eid-el-Kabir.

The State Commandant, Godwin Miebi, inn a press statement through the Corps’ Public Relations Officer Orndiir Terzungwe, said deployment which is both covert and overt in nature extends to all the 23 councils before, during and after the festivity.

To achieve this, Mr. Miebi, had earlier directed Divisional Officers through Area Commanders to mobilize all personnel in their formations and brief them on the operational strategies put in place for maximum results and noted that all head of departments and units at the headquarters have been mobilised under operations department, briefed and posted accordingly.

The Commandant explained further, that in the period under consideration, maximum surveillance, foot and vehicular patrols are to be strictly maintained with the view to protecting Critical National Assets and infrastructure from antics of vandals.

He maintained that operatives attached to Anti-vandal unit, Counter Terrorism Unit, Intelligence department and the recently launched Rapid Response Squad are adequately mobilized and briefed on how to perform intra duties and in synergy with other agencies.

According to Miebi  residents  of the state are required to report suspicious persons and acts which have security threats to the corps or other security agencies, adding that  effective collaboration from members of the public when ensured will address security threats affecting the state, rather than leaving it to only formal security agencies.

Anthony Samuel