The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, receiving general security updates on the nation at the Force Management Team’s meeting at his office, ordered massive deployment of additional police officers and operational assets within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) metropolis and its environs to forestall invasion of Abuja by bandits and other terrorists.
The FPRO, Force Headquarters, in a statement, explained that the directive of the IGP is to consolidate the security and protection of lives and property of the FCT residents, including critical national assets and vulnerable facilities as well as road users plying routes in and around the FCT.
The DIG in charge of the Department of Operations, DIG Bala Zama Senchi, was directed to supervise and manage the deployment to ensure maximum security in the FCT as well as surrounding states with threats of high risk of attacks by bandits, insisting that the Force does not and will never handle any information with kid gloves.
The IGP warned members of the public, especially citizen-journalists, on the dangers of spreading false alarms, misinformation, and disinformation; noting that such could be detrimental and counter-productive to national security.
The Inspector-General of Police assured Nigerians in general, and residents of the FCT in particular, of their safety and security, urging them to go about their lawful duties without fear of attacks.