The Federal
Capital Territory Command of the Nigeria Police Force on Monday confirmed the
deployment of its detectives in churches, mosques and other public
places in
Abuja to prevent an alleged planned attack of the FCT by Boko Haram insurgents.
It was
learnt that the police and other security agencies in the FCT held a security
committee meeting on Saturday, which was chaired by the FCT Minister, Mallam
Muhammad Bello, which also deliberated on the prevention of the insurgents’
attacks.
At the
emergency security meeting were the FCT Commissioner of Police, Musa Kimo, the
FCT Director of the Department of State Services, the Guards Brigade and
Garrison Command of the Nigerian Army, the FCT Area Council Chairmen, the FCT
Council of Chiefs, representatives of the Christian Association of Nigeria and
the Abuja National Mosque, among others.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Usen
Omorodion, said, “Yes, policemen have been deployed in all these public places.
You will find policemen stationed at such places of public interests. The
Explosive Ordinance Device Department also has its operatives involved. You
will find them with their scanning machines at these places too.”
According to Punch report; The Special
Adviser on Media to the FCT Minister, Abubakar Sani, in a statement, said
security agencies had declared their readiness to intensify intelligence,
adding that the threat by the Boko Haram terrorists was not taken lightly by
security chiefs.
Sani said,
“The decision by the security chiefs was taken over the weekend at an emergency
meeting of the FCT Security Committee. The security chiefs noted with concern
the recent threat by the Boko Haram sect to attack the FCT, and warned that the
threat is not being taken lightly. They assured that everything would be done
to prevent attack on any part of the FCT.
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