Christmas: Bauchi CP deploys operatives, orders high visibility policing
Samuel Luka, Bauchi
Ahead of the forthcoming Christmas festivity on 25th December, 2023, the Bauchi state police command has announced the deployment of adequate personnel to ensure a hitch free celebration.
The Command’s Commissioner, CP Auwal Musa Muhammad who disclosed this in a press statement on Tuesday, urged members of the public to cooperate with the security agencies to guarantee their safety before, during and after the festivities.
Signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, the press release enjoined the faithfuls to use the Christmas period for sober reflection, offer prayers for the peace, progress, and unity of the State and the Nation at large.
“The Christmas season is celebrated to remember the birth of Jesus Christ. On this auspicious moment, the commissioner of Police felicitates with Christendom and urges the faithfuls to emulate the true teachings of Jesus Christ by selflessly loving one another, promoting peace and unity in their livelihood”, the statement said.
According to the press release, the CP equally called on religious leaders, worshipers, and the good people of the State to cooperate with the Police and other Security agencies.
While assuring that adequate and comprehensive security arrangements have been put in place to guarantee hitch-free celebrations, CP Auwal further directed all Area Commanders, Heads of Departments, and Divisional Police Officers to ventilate the State with overt and covert security deployments in order to safeguard lives and property.
He further charged the personnel to provide security coverage to all worship and recreational centers, and conduct raids on identified trouble spots.
CP Auwal said, all the Police Divisions of the Command have been charged to emplace adequate measures in their neighborhood policing beat.
“Consequently, high visibility Policing will be maintained before, during, and after the Celebrations; as Police patrol vehicles have been strategically deployed on our highways”, the police spokesperson said.
He added that undercover operatives and Policemen have also been mobilized to cover all nooks and crannies.
The CP who enjoined the good People of the State to be peaceful, during celebrations, encourage them to in case of any distress before, during, and after the Celebration, visit any of the Police Stations nearest to them or call the Command’s emergency number;
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