In preparation for this year’s Eid-el-Kabir festival, the Kwara State Police Command, on Tuesday, announced that the command has beefed up security across the state to ensure a hitch-free celebration.
This is just as state Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) also announced that it has deployed 2,200 personnel to man security during the celebration.
In a statement released by the spokesman of the Police in the state, Ajayi Okasanmi, said that watertight security arrangements have been emplaced across the length and breadth of the State to ensure a peaceful, hitch-free, and enjoyable celebration, adding that all sections and departments in the command have been activated and deployed accordingly.
“The good people of Kwara State are advised to celebrate moderately, shun any act of criminality, obey all traffic arrangements, including diversion of roads when necessary, and not tolerate acrobatic displays by motorcycle and tricycle operators, especially to safeguard the lives of other road users,” he added.
Also, the spokesperson of the NSCDC in the state, Olasunkanmi Ayeni, stated that the state commandant of the agency, Umar Mohammed, has approved the deployment of the personnel for special Sallah duty, adding that the deployment was done
to ensure a hitch- free celebration across the length and breadth of the state.
“The commandant, while congratulating the state governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and the Emir of Ilorin, Alh Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari on the Eid-el-Kabir celebration assured the good people of the Kwara State of a safe Kwara throughout the celebration,” Ayeni added.