Eid-el-Kabir: 1,408 NSCDC personnel deployed to ensure safety in Plateau
The Plateau command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 1,408 personnel ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir festive period in the state.
The command’s public relations officer (PRO), Ruth Rimvyok, disclosed this in a statement in Jos on Saturday.
Mr Rimvyok said that the state corps commandant, Alexander Barunde, who approved the deployment, charged the personnel to ensure safety of lives and property.
”Our commandant has approved the immediate deployment of 1,408 personnel to beef up security in Plateau and its environs before, during and after the sallah season
”While briefing officers and men, Barunde ordered a complete beefing up of security across all the flashpoints and praying grounds across the 17 local government areas of the state.
”We are committed to protecting critical national assets and infrastructure, as well as life and property.”
The PRO noted that the corps would leave no stone unturned in dealing decisively with all miscreants, criminals, and vandals who wanted to disrupt the relative peace in the state.
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