The Nigerian
Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Borno Command, has deployed about 600
personnel to various worship centres in Maiduguri to assure worshippers of
their safety.
The State
Commandant of the Corps, Mr Ibrahim Abdullahi, made the disclosure on Sunday in
Maiduguri in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
He said the
deployment was part of efforts to curtail suspected suicide bomb attacks by
Boko Haram at worship centres, especially during the month of Ramadan.
He said that
the team included men of the anti-riot squad, bomb detection and disposal unit
as well as intelligence and detective unit.
“We have
also boosted our security checks and patrol at various institutions of learning
especially University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) that had suffered many attacks
this year.
“The
students should therefore have no course for alarm as they go about their
studies," he said.
Abdullahi said
the command had also increased its surveillance at commercial centres, markets,
motor parks, amusement parks and shopping malls in the state capital to ensure
protection of the populace.
“We
therefore appeal to residents to assist the security agencies with relevant
information that will enable us nip any suspected threat of Boko Haram or any
other elements in the bud.
“We advice
all worship centres in the areas where we are not stationed our personnel to
ensure that some persons be on the watch while others are praying.
“They should
also be alert to strange faces," Abdullahi cautioned.
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