NIGERIA SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS (NSCDC)
NASARAWA STATE COMMAND*
LAFIA

PRESS RELEASE

In Response Kindly quote:
NSCDC/NSC/PRU/PR24/VOL.1/026

28th MARCH, 2024


NSCDC DEPLOYS 2,225 OPERATIVES TO BEEF UP SECURITY IN NASARAWA, AHEAD OF EASTER CELEBRATIONS

The Commandant Nasarawa State Command State of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps *Comdt. Ismaila Abdullahi* has ordered the deployment of Two thousand and Two Hundred and Fifteen (2,215) Officers and Men across various Critical National Assets and Infrastructure, worship centers, celebration venues, parks, recreational centers, and other strategic points, as part of efforts at ensuring the safety of lives and property during, before, and after the forthcoming Easter celebration.

The State Commandant of the NSCDC, *Ismaila Abdullahi* made the disclosure on Thursday 28th March, 2024 at the State Command Headquarters, in Lafia the State Capital while having a strategic meeting with the Command’s top management team,

Present at the meeting were the Area Commanders, and Divisional Officers, including Heads of Departments and Units, Heads of formation, and Tactical Teams Commanders, who came to review the already existing security framework and to set in motion plans for water- tight security during the Easter celebration.

According to the NSCDC Commandant, the personnel were drawn from the Rapid Response Squad, Counter Terrorism Unit, Disaster Management Unit, Investigation and Intelligence Department, Female Strike Force, and Anti-Vandals Squad.

“The personnel are expected to provide both overt and covert operations, round-the-clock surveillance, pin downs, and mobile visibility preventive patrol in all identified flashpoints and other strategic locations to neutralize and subdue any unforeseen circumstances during the festive season,” the NSCDC Boss said.

The State Commandant through an effective operational order for the operation directed all Area Commanders, DOs, Heads of Formation, and Tactical Commanders to deploy personnel and operational assets to areas of security interest within their respective areas of responsibility to avoid mischief makers showing their ugly faces and causing any form of mayhem for the law-abiding citizens.

“Consequently, officers and men deployed for this assignment are under strict instructions to be professional and courteous to law-abiding citizens but firm to suppress all criminal elements who might want to take advantage of the season to perpetuate their nefarious acts,” he advised.

Extending his felicitations to the residents and people of the state, especially the Christian faithful, *Comdt. Ismaila* called on members of the public to cooperate with NSCDC and other security agencies, as adequate security measures have been placed to guarantee a hitch-free celebration.

He said; “Members of the public are advised to go about their lawful business without apprehension of fear or molestation, be security conscious, law-abiding and when in distress take advantage of the command’s emergency Hot-Lines and report any suspicious movement in and around their vicinity to any security agency closest to them.

_*Incase of Emergency kindly call:*_

07063510675
07066162054, he concluded.

E-Signed:

*DSC JERRY VICTOR*
*CDPRO, NASARAWA STATE COMMAND*
07036107338
victorjerry68@gmail.com
*FOR: STATE COMMANDANT*